Tag: MEGAPIXEL

We here in America know that everything is bigger in Texas, but the Lone Star's got nothing on Scandinavia. For example, Norway has the largest capital reserve of any country, making it the wealthiest in the world by monetary value. Some of the largest sea predators -- like the sperm whale and the basking shark -- call Norwegian waters home, while the people of Norway represent one of the largest ...

We've already talked about megapixels and how bigger is most certainly not better; higher quality (e.g. better lenses, larger sensors) cameras with lower megapixel counts can take better shots than newer ones with higher ratings. But a lot of folks out there don't seem to have received the message, as a new study has found that shoppers will prefer that which has the higher number, even when ...

You know all of those extra megapixels you shelled out for when you bought your digital camera? Well, while the higher picture quality will certainly come in handy for running off prints of your more frame-worthy snaps, the bloated file sizes of your photos can be an e-mail killer. Most of the time, the photos coming off of our cameras are a few megabytes each, at least . Chain a couple ...

No idea what to get Mom for Mother's Day this year? Sure, you could be obvious like Dad and get her flowers, or you could get her something she actually needs. With that mission in mind, the Switched staff asked their own Moms what, if anything, they could use make life a little easier. We've selected the perfect gifts based on their responses to bring you this cheat sheet to warming your own ...

Pro photographer Patrice Elmi has no need for fancy equipment as long as she's got her cell phone on her. "I used to shoot with a 35 mm Nikon, and I used to carry it around with me all the time in my backpack," says Elmi, who studied photography at both the School of Visual Arts and the Pratt Institute in New York City. "So this one time I forgot it -- we were heading to dinner, and all I had was ...

Earlier this week we brought you the handbag with a TV screen sutured onto it. But, another day, another LCD-enhanced fashion accessory! This time it's these $50 wallets from Brookstone (available for men and women) featuring a 1.4-inch display on the inside. Plug the wallet into your computer's USB port and upload as many as 55 photos of loved ones to bore strangers with. From Brookstone ...