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Does super-sampling produce good results?

The Lumia 1020 has a 41MP sensor in a PHONE. It down-samples the photo to 5 megapixels, improving the photo quality. But would you get a better photo by using a native 5MP sensor of the same size? In ...
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Oversampling: Worth it, and will it improve low-light? [duplicate]

I own a 10.2MP Sony A230, and I like to take it with me to important family and friends events... I rarely print my photos, and even then never more than around A4 size, they generally end up on ...
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Is it possible to make a single still photo from a video?

The idea comes from the fact that in astronomy (amatorial), it's common to take videos from a telescope with a webcam and convert them into a single, less noisy picture. The principle is that of ...
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What does interpolation mean in the Nokia 808 Pureview?

The new Nokia 808 Pureview claims a 41MP sensor when shooting still images. Engadget tells us that it is due to "interpolation jiggery-pokery that condenses four or five pixels into one pixel". I ...
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