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[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 51 points 7 months ago (2 children)

there are many things besides pixel count.

i bet it was a hell of a 0.6mp camera to be able to snap that good of a pic of a planet literally in the middle of space

[–] onlinepersona@programming.dev 17 points 7 months ago

Probably a very good lens. If there's no digital zoom and little digital correction, then quality can be quite good despite low pixel count.

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[–] jkrtn@lemmy.ml 3 points 7 months ago

Photography advice threads: "zoom with your feet!"

Scientists: "...ok."