megapixel

megapixel
   a unit used to describe the size or resolution of an image or of a digital camera. One megapixel is one million pixels (picture elements, or "dots"). For example, a rectangular image 1000 pixels by 1000 pixels is comprised of one megapixel.

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  • Megapixel — Mégapixel Cet article fait partie de la série Photographie …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Mégapixel — Cet article fait partie de la série Photographie …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Megapixel — Megapixel,   Kurzform für eine Million Pixel. Die Einheit Megapixel wird vor allem bei digitalen Kameras benutzt, um deren Auflösungsvermögen (Auflösung) zu kennzeichnen. Eine derartige Kamera, deren Sensoren vier Millionen Bildpunkte erzeugen,… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • megapixel — UK US /ˈmegəˌpɪksəl/ noun [C] ► IT a unit used to measure how clear the image is on a television, computer, etc. screen, equal to one million pixels: »The higher the number of megapixels used by a digital camera, the sharper your pictures will be …   Financial and business terms

  • megapixel — (n.) by 1977, from MEGA (Cf. mega ) + PIXEL (Cf. pixel) …   Etymology dictionary

  • Megapixel — übliche Auflösungen zwischen 0,3 und 5 Megapixel übliche Auflösunge …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • megapixel — UK [ˈmeɡəˌpɪks(ə)l] / US noun [countable] Word forms megapixel : singular megapixel plural megapixels computing a unit for measuring the speed at which images can be sent from one computer to another or the amount of detail you can see on a… …   English dictionary

  • megapixel — 1. noun One million pixels, used as a unit of resolution of digital cameras. This camera has a resolution of three megapixels. 2. adjective (preceded by a cardinal number) Having a resolution of the specified number of megapixels. This is a three …   Wiktionary

  • megapixel — [[t]me̱gəpɪks(ə)l[/t]] N COUNT A megapixel is one million pixels: used as a measure of the quality of the picture created by a digital camera, scanner, or other device …   English dictionary

  • Megapixel — WikiV The term pixel comes from the phrase picture element. One megapixel is equal to 1,000,000 (one million) pixels. For the most part, the larger number of pixels, the better the quality of the picture …   Audio and video glossary

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