karl
June 23rd, 2012, 07:29 AM
If a picture is worth a thousand words, than a picture taken with a gigapixel camera must be worth millions.
Scientists at Duke University have built an astonishing prototype camera that, not unlike many smartphones, allows the viewer to zoom in and focus on certain aspects of the photograph – all while maintaining incredible clarity.
The experimental camera takes shots containing up to 50 gigapixels of data – or 50,000 megapixels. While most point-and-shoot cameras come equipped with around 10-16 megapixels, the scope is truly dizzying.
See link below
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2162930/Gigapixel-camera-Prototype-Duke-University-scientists-captures-images-FIVE-times-better-human-eye.html#ixzz1ycR3JDmS
Scientists at Duke University have built an astonishing prototype camera that, not unlike many smartphones, allows the viewer to zoom in and focus on certain aspects of the photograph – all while maintaining incredible clarity.
The experimental camera takes shots containing up to 50 gigapixels of data – or 50,000 megapixels. While most point-and-shoot cameras come equipped with around 10-16 megapixels, the scope is truly dizzying.
See link below
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2162930/Gigapixel-camera-Prototype-Duke-University-scientists-captures-images-FIVE-times-better-human-eye.html#ixzz1ycR3JDmS