An 81MP Image from a Nikon D800e: Pixel shifting works nicely. I still have some minor bugs to work out of this system but I'm 99% of the way there. Close enough to share. After...

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

Pixel shifting works nicely. I still have some minor bugs to work out of this system but I'm 99% of the way there. Close enough to share.

After reading about the techniques used by Hasselblad with their 400c back, I got the idea that I could do something similar with my digital cameras. It's taken a bit but the results show a lot of promise. Hopefully, tomorrow I can apply this same technique to my Phase One back. Though I did this with my D800e, any of my digital cameras would work. Obviously, the image size would be determined by the initial sensor size.

There is a large brush fire burning just north of this location. So, I was provided with a lot more haze and smoke than I'd have liked.

Reduced from its original size of 13274x6109 pixels
--Bob

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Macbadger Loc: Illinois

Looks great, how did you do it?

howIseeit Loc: Kootenays, BC Canada

rmalarz wrote:

Pixel shifting works nicely. I still have some min... (show quote)

Wow, that's a goodie, please share the steps for rest of asses, I happen to have the same camera!

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

Pixel shifting, which is a technique that increases the true resolution of devices such as camcorder sensors and digital microscopes by moving one or more of the separate red, green or blue sensors by fractions of a pixel in the x- and y-directions. I figured I'd shift the pixels by a lot more than mere fractions of a pixel.
--Bob

Macbadger wrote:

Looks great, how did you do it?

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

rmalarz wrote:

Pixel shifting works nicely. I still have some min... (show quote)

mffox Loc: Avon, CT

Bob:

Keep going on this. It's extraordinary work.
Mark

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

Thanks for the smiley. It's been a long road to get to this point. Now, a few fine adjustment tweaks and I'm pretty sure we're there.
--Bob

Architect1776 wrote:

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

Thanks for the encouragement. I'm hoping to achieve even better results in the near future.
--Bob

mffox wrote:

Bob:

Keep going on this. It's extraordinary work.
Mark

PixelStan77 Loc: Vermont/Chicago

rmalarz wrote:

Pixel shifting, which is a technique that increases the true resolution of devices such as camcorder sensors and digital microscopes by moving one or more of the separate red, green or blue sensors by fractions of a pixel in the x- and y-directions. I figured I'd shift the pixels by a lot more than mere fractions of a pixel.
--Bob

Your outstanding curiosity has yielded Pixel shifting technique. You are an amazing photo specialist.

reguli Loc: Uruguay

rmalarz wrote:

Pixel shifting, which is a technique that increases the true resolution of devices such as camcorder sensors and digital microscopes by moving one or more of the separate red, green or blue sensors by fractions of a pixel in the x- and y-directions. I figured I'd shift the pixels by a lot more than mere fractions of a pixel.
--Bob

Wow, great photo and amazing resolution. What software did you use?

tjw47 Loc: Michigan

Did you compare your picture to a non pixel shift picture ( of the same scene ? )

I have a camera that does pixel shifting and it usually is done on a tripod...
The sensor moves exactly 1 pixel in each direction & takes 4 images...
How many images did you use ?

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

Stan, even so often one gets lucky. It's been a bit over a year of working through this. Each iteration solved an issue presented by the preceding iteration. Now to fine tune the procedure.
--Bob

PixelStan77 wrote:

Your outstanding curiosity has yielded Pixel shifting technique. You are an amazing photo specialist.

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

Thank you very much, Jorge. The first application that dealt with the SOOC images was one I wrote some years ago. The rest was photoshop.
--Bob

reguli wrote:

Wow, great photo and amazing resolution. What software did you use?

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

Hi, tjw47. Not this time around. This was a final test to determine if a number of other issues I'd dealt with for over a year had been resolved. However, I am curious to see how a single exposure that presents an image of 7360 x 4912 pixels could be expanded to 13274x6109 without introducing some issues. So, it's on the list of things to do. I used 6 images.
--Bob

tjw47 wrote:

Did you compare your picture to a non pixel shift picture ( of the same scene ? )

I have a camera that does pixel shifting and it usually is done on a tripod...
The sensor moves exactly 1 pixel in each direction & takes 4 images...
How many images did you use ?

cameraf4 Loc: Delaware

Yep, as I told Jim in an earlier post today, I'm much too lazy to be a good photographer. But I am a huge admirer of you guys and your persistence and drive toward perfection. I applaud you both.