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Digital cameras makers continue to pack more sophisticated sensors. But some say there's a price to pay: lower image quality. Image: When photo noise annoys Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 ...

When buying a camera, one of the few things the average consumer reliably looks at is the megapixel count, a measure that has been rising steadily for years. But are those megapixels really making for ...

is The Verge’s executive editor. He has covered tech, policy, and online creators for over a decade. When you’re taking a selfie, there are a few specific camera qualities you’re looking for: you want ...

Earlier this month Canon turned heads with the announcement of not one, but two 50-megapixel DSLRs, grabbing the resolution crown from rivals Nikon and Sony. But as the megapixel race approaches ...

What is the resolution of the human eye in megapixels? originally appeared on Quora: the knowledge sharing network where compelling questions are answered by people with unique insights. Answer by ...

How Many Megapixels Do You REALLY Need? Don’t be seduced by the megapixel counts touted in advertising materials and on camera packaging. It’s no longer true that the higher a camera’s megapixel count ...

The iPhone 6's camera has 8 megapixels and the Galaxy S6's has 16, but they take pictures with similar sharpness and clarity. So why does that happen? It's understandable that most people think higher ...

Smartphone companies like Apple and Samsung have long trumpeted their devices’ megapixel count, which measures the size of a camera’s image when printed, as shorthand for the quality of the photos ...

Digital camera makers continue to squeeze ever more megapixels into their products. But does that make for better pictures? Some experts say no. Image quality isn't improving, they say, and some fear ...

With such a range of sensor sizes and megapixel counts to choose from, how do you know what you really need? [By Margaret Brown] When the first DSLR cameras were released at the end of the 20th ...