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==Resolution in various media== This is a list of traditional, analogue horizontal resolutions for various media. The list only includes popular formats, not rare formats, and all values are approximate, because the actual quality can vary machine-to-machine or tape-to-tape. For ease-of-comparison, all values are for the NTSC system. (For PAL systems, replace 480 with 576.) Analog formats usually had less chroma resolution. * Analogue and early digital<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.derose.net/steve/resources/video-resolution.html |title=Video resolution comparison chart |access-date=2016-01-15 |archive-date=2017-08-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807190919/http://www.derose.net/steve/resources/video-resolution.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Many cameras and displays offset the color components relative to each other or mix up temporal with spatial resolution: <gallery> File:Bayer matrix.svg|[[digital camera]] (Bayer [[color filter array]]) File:Lcd display dead pixel.jpg|[[LCD]] (Triangular [[pixel geometry]]) File:Shadow mask closeup cursor.jpg|[[Cathode-ray tube|CRT]] (shadow mask) </gallery> * Narrowscreen 4:3 computer [[display resolution]]s ** {{resx|320Γ200}}: [[Multi-Color Graphics Array|MCGA]] ** {{resx|320Γ240}}: QVGA ** {{resx|640Γ350}}: [[Enhanced Graphics Adapter|EGA]] ** {{resx|640Γ480}}: [[VGA]] ** {{resx|800Γ600}}: [[Super VGA]] ** {{resx|1024Γ768}}: XGA / EVGA ** {{resx|1600Γ1200}}: UXGA * Analog ** {{resx|320Γ200}}: [[CRT monitor]]s ** {{resx|333Γ480}}: [[VHS]], [[Video8]], [[Umatic]] ** {{resx|350Γ480}}: [[Betamax]] ** {{resx|420Γ480}}: Super Betamax, [[Betacam]] ** {{resx|460Γ480}}: Betacam SP, Umatic SP, NTSC (over-the-air TV) ** {{resx|580Γ480}}: [[Super VHS]], [[Hi8]], [[LaserDisc]] ** {{resx|700Γ480}}: Enhanced Definition Betamax, Analog broadcast limit ([[NTSC]]) ** {{resx|768Γ576}}: Analog broadcast limit ([[PAL]], [[SECAM]]) * Digital ** {{resx|352Γ240}}: [[Video CD]] ** {{resx|500Γ480}}: [[Digital8]] ** {{resx|720Γ480}}: [[D-VHS]], [[DVD]], [[miniDV]], Digital Betacam (NTSC) ** {{resx|720Γ480}}: Widescreen DVD (anamorphic) (NTSC) ** {{resx|854Γ480}}: EDTV (Enhanced Definition Television) ** {{resx|720Γ576}}: [[D-VHS]], [[DVD]], [[miniDV]], [[Digital8]], Digital Betacam (PAL/SECAM) ** {{resx|720Γ576}} or {{resx|1024 x 576}}: Widescreen DVD (anamorphic) (PAL/SECAM) ** {{resx|1280Γ720}}: D-VHS, [[HD DVD]], [[Blu-ray]], HDV (miniDV) ** {{resx|1440Γ1080}}: HDV (miniDV) ** {{resx|1920Γ1080}}: HDV (miniDV), AVCHD, HD DVD, Blu-ray, HDCAM SR ** {{resx|1998Γ1080}}: 2K Flat (1.85:1) ** {{resx|2048Γ1080}}: 2K Digital Cinema ** {{resx|2560x1440}}: QHD (Quad HD) i.e. 4x the pixels in HD 1280x720 ** {{resx|3840Γ2160}}: [[4K resolution#Resolutions|4K UHDTV]], [[Ultra HD Blu-ray]] ** {{resx|4096Γ2160}}: [[4K resolution|4K Digital Cinema]] ** {{resx|7680Γ4320}}: [[8K resolution|8K UHDTV]] ** {{resx|15360Γ8640}}: [[16k resolution|16K Digital Cinema]] ** {{resx|30720x17280}}: [[32K]] ** Sequences from newer films are scanned at 2,000, 4,000, or even 8,000 columns, called [[digital cinema|2K, 4K, and 8K]], for quality visual-effects editing on computers. ** [[IMAX]], including IMAX HD and OMNIMAX: approximately 10,000Γ7,000 (7,000 lines) resolution. It is about 70 MP, which is currently highest-resolution single-sensor digital cinema camera (as of January 2012).{{Citation needed|date=March 2012}} * Film ** [[35 mm movie film|35 mm film]] is scanned for release on DVD at 1080 or 2000 lines as of 2005. ** The actual resolution of 35 mm [[original camera negative]]s is the subject of much debate. Measured resolutions of negative film have ranged from 25β200 LP/mm, which equates to a range of 325 lines for [[2-perf]], to (theoretically) over 2300 lines for [[4-perf]] shot on T-Max 100.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kodak VISION3 500T Color Negative Film 5219 / 7219 / SO-219 |date=July 2015 |url=https://www.kodak.com/content/products-brochures/Film/VISION3-500T-Color-Negative-Film-7219-TECHNICAL-DATA.pdf}}</ref><ref>[http://www.arri.de/fileadmin/media/arri.com/downloads/Camera/Tutorials/SystemsTechnologyBrochure.pdf] An analysis of film resolution</ref><ref>[http://www.normankoren.com/Tutorials/MTF1A.html Understanding image sharpness part 1A: Resolution and MTF curves in film and lenses], by Norman Koren</ref> [[Kodak]] states that 35 mm film has the equivalent of 6K resolution horizontally according to a Senior Vice President of IMAX.<ref name="IMAX">{{cite web |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/529185/film-interview-imax-executives-talk-the-hunger-games-catching-fire-and-imax-misconceptions/ |title=/Film Interview: IMAX Executives Talk 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire' and IMAX Misconceptions |date=December 2, 2013 |publisher=Slash Film |access-date=December 17, 2013}}</ref> * Print {| class="wikitable sortable alternance" style=" text-align:center; width:400px;" |- !width="100px"| PPI !!width="150px"| Pixels !!width="150px"| mm |- | 800 || 1000 || 31.8 |- | 300 || 1000 || 84.7 |- | 200 || 1000 || 127 |- | 72|| 1000 || 352.8 |} {| class="wikitable sortable alternance" style=" text-align:center; width:400px;" |- !width="100px"| PPI !!width="150px"| Pixels !!width="150px"| mm |- | 800 || 3150 || 100 |- | 300 || 1181 || 100 |- | 200 || 787 || 100 |- | 72|| 283 || 100 |} {| class="wikitable sortable alternance" style=" text-align:center; width:500px;" |- !width="100px"| PPI !!width="150px"| Pixels !!width="150px"| mm !![[Paper size]] |- | 300|| {{resx|9921Γ14008}} || {{resx|840Γ1186}} || A0 |- | 300|| {{resx|7016Γ9921}} || {{resx|594Γ840}} || A1 |- | 300|| {{resx|4961Γ7016}} || {{resx|420Γ594}} || A2 |- | 300|| {{resx|3508Γ4961}} || {{resx|297Γ420}} || A3 |- | 300|| {{resx|2480Γ3508}} || {{resx|210Γ297}} || A4 |- | 300|| {{resx|1748Γ2480}} || {{resx|148Γ210}} || A5 |- | 300|| {{resx|1240Γ1748}} || {{resx|105Γ148}} || A6 |- | 300|| {{resx|874Γ1240}} || {{resx|74Γ105}} || A7 |- | 300|| {{resx|614Γ874}} || {{resx|52Γ74}} || A8 |} * Modern digital camera resolutions ** Digital medium format camera β single, not combined one large digital sensor β 80 MP (starting from 2011, current as of 2013) β 10320 Γ 7752 or 10380 Γ 7816 (81.1 MP).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.phaseone.com/en/camera-systems/iq-series.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318203604/http://www.phaseone.com/en/Camera-Systems/IQ-Series.aspx |archive-date=2012-03-18 |title=Phaseone}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mamiyaleaf.com/leaf_aptus.html |title=Leaf Aptus Medium Format Digital Backs |website=www.mamiyaleaf.com |access-date=2013-11-06 |archive-date=2015-09-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924011628/http://www.mamiyaleaf.com/leaf_aptus.html |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dxomark.com/Cameras/Camera-Sensor-Database/Phase-One/IQ180-Digital-Back |title=Phase One IQ180 Digital Back: Tests and Reviews β DxOMark |last=DxO |website=www.dxomark.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://web.forret.com/tools/megapixel.asp?width=10380&height=7816 |title=Megapixel calculator β toolstudio |first=Peter |last=Forret |website=web.forret.com}}</ref> ** Mobile phone β [[Nokia 808 PureView]] β 41 MP (7728 Γ 5368), [[Nokia Lumia 1020]] β also 41 MP (7712 Γ 5360) ** Digital still camera β [[Canon EOS 5DS]] β 51 MP (8688 Γ 5792)
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