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Digital Camera Glossary - Megapixel

By Michael Carr, About.com

Definition: One-million pixels, a unit of measurement in an image. This number will determine the quality of the image. Think of it as the number of dots in your picture. A low density of dots will result in a poor image.
Pronunciation: MEG-uh-PIX-uls
Common Misspellings: megapixals
Examples: Images from my one megapixel camera will really only look good in an email, but I get great enlargements from my five megapixel camera.
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