12-26-2015, 01:49 AM
Ambiguity....... the enemy of science!
There is a difference between the terms..... softer/sharper (appearance).... and more or less detailed. (resolution)
In my view the latter is correct or at least appropriate to technical discussions on optics here,......... 6 MPs sensors could could produce sharp images (ie.crisp edges)........ but could not resolve high detail content.
Modern 42 Mps sensors are high resolution capable and can therefore can produce highly detailed images, not always so detailed using lower resolution optics.
IMHO The words sharpness/softness are not the terms we should be applying to modern imaging..........high /low
detail/resolution are the only terms appropriate in this modern era, otherwise that's where the confusion arises.
Unless of course we want to chat about the old days of 4Mps sensors!
There is a difference between the terms..... softer/sharper (appearance).... and more or less detailed. (resolution)
In my view the latter is correct or at least appropriate to technical discussions on optics here,......... 6 MPs sensors could could produce sharp images (ie.crisp edges)........ but could not resolve high detail content.
Modern 42 Mps sensors are high resolution capable and can therefore can produce highly detailed images, not always so detailed using lower resolution optics.
IMHO The words sharpness/softness are not the terms we should be applying to modern imaging..........high /low
detail/resolution are the only terms appropriate in this modern era, otherwise that's where the confusion arises.
Unless of course we want to chat about the old days of 4Mps sensors!