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Archive for September 5th, 2007

Photo News: When 10 Megapixels are Just Not Enough

Sometimes bigger is better…
Check out this story about the world’s biggest digital camera, which will be used to scan the skies looking for asteroids that pose a threat to earth. The resolution? 1.4 billion pixels - or 1400 megapixels.
“This is a truly giant instrument,” says John Tonry of the Institute for Astronomy (IfA) [...]

Recommended: Shutter Speed and Aperture Simulator

We have a lot of beginning photographers on Cheapshooter who are just learning the basics of photography. If the balance between aperture and shutter speed is still confusing you a bit, check out SimCam. Not only will you be able to see the effect changing shutter speed and aperture has on the exposure [...]