What, besides mega pixels, affects a photographs clarity?

Question

What, besides mega pixels, affects a photographs clarity?

Answer 1

The zoom digital vs non digital.  

Macro or portrait  

Answer 2

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Answer 3

1. Lens: cameras offer so many pixels but can't even make the most out of it because the lens are low quality and don't converge light well.

2. Iso: The higher the sensitivity, the more likely your pictures going to degrade due to noise reduction.

3. motion/hand blur: At reduced shutter speeds, a slight movement or jitter in your hand translates into blurry pictures.

4. Exposure: The darker your picture, the harder you have to squint to look at details, pictures can't be overblown either.

5. Image stabilization: Of this, there are several types- sensor shift, optical, and digital. Sensor shift compensates for jittery hands by shifting the sensor in the opposite direction. Optical works similarly, but shifts the lens instead. Digital stabilization should be avoided, they use software sharpening methods to look as if they reduced the "blur."

6. Shutter Speed: Lower shutter speeds are necessary for low light- but also translate to a more likely chance of blur. Always take pictures in sunshine if possible, so a higher speed can be used.

7. Aperture: this controls the depth of field of your picture. At higher f-stops (smaller hole),  more of your picture is likely to be in focus. At lower f-stops (bigger hole), it is more likely that only the foreground or the background would be in crisp focus.

8. Experience: Nothing in this world can ever replace this, the more you take pictures, the more likely your knowledge would increase on how to make your pictures more clear.

Answer 4

You mean resolution.  Well, sharpness/focus, depth of field, exposure...

Answer 5

Stabilization

Answer 6

Camera optics (lenses)

Answer 7

Nothing's more important that the quality of the lens.

Answer 8

the biggest factor is how still you can hold the camera. the stiller the better!

Answer 9

go to the link for your answer

Answer 10

it could be many things:

first and foremost someones finger in front of the lens =P

the amount of lighting in the area (either over exposure or under lighting)

how stable the photographer is holding the camera

reflective things in the background

and there's a few other random things that could just mess up the picture lol

Answer 11

1. Hold the camera still, use the view finder and keep your arms    close to your body. I laugh every time I see some one taking     pictures at arms length.

2. Use the lowest possible ASA speed you can, the higher speeds     cause grain.

3. Faster shutter speed, the min shutter speed should be the  1/lens focal length. ie when zoomed to 200mm focal lengh the min  shutter speed should be 1/200 sec.

4. Lenses have better sharpness at certain aperture.  Usually F4 to F8 you have to experiment.

5. The file format makes a difference, RAW is the best.

6. The best photographs are taken at the highest resolution with the least amount of compression. Never use anything less.