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Re: [OM] Eye vs. Digital Camera Pixel Densities

Subject: Re: [OM] Eye vs. Digital Camera Pixel Densities
From: Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2014 17:37:22 +0100
I haven’t read that article, but I lecture on vision: part of the problem would 
be that different parts of the eye perform different optical tasks.  The 
resolution outside the fovea would be lower than at the fovea, for instance.

Chris

On 1 Sep 2014, at 17:27, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Not an easy question to answer since the eye operates more like a roving 
> video recorder rather than a single frame digital camera.
> For a fairly complete understanding of the problem and attempts at solution 
> see <http://clarkvision.com/articles/eye-resolution.html>
> 
> You won't have an exact answer when you get done reading but you'll probably 
> realize that today's digital cameras (even MF digitals) don't even come close.
> 
> If you just want to cut to the chase start reading about 40% down the page 
> at: "How many megapixels equivalent does the eye have?"

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