How many megapixels do you want? Qualcomm say their next phone would have a 200 megapixel camera. Ouch. Just how much memory would they need to put into it, or would they be permitting...

norman1312 Loc: London, UK

Qualcomm say their next phone would have a 200 megapixel camera. Ouch. Just how much memory would they need to put into it, or would they be permitting super size memory cards?

https://www.cnet.com/news/qualcomm-your-next-phone-could-have-an-enormous-200-megapixel-camera/?ftag=CADc15b6ba&bhid=23027768183866636026268507979080

Somehow, I hope our cameras aren't going to have an inferiority complex.

Could you imagine having to post process such a monster?

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

norman1312 wrote:

Qualcomm say their next phone would have a 200 megapixel camera. Ouch. Just how much memory would they need to put into it, or would they be permitting super size memory cards?

https://www.cnet.com/news/qualcomm-your-next-phone-could-have-an-enormous-200-megapixel-camera/?ftag=CADc15b6ba&bhid=23027768183866636026268507979080

Somehow, I hope our cameras aren't going to have an inferiority complex.

Could you imagine having to post process such a monster?

Downsampling is your friend.

rmorrison1116 Loc: Near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

I don't believe they're talking about a single 200 megapixel sensor. If that were the case, the sensor would be really big and the individual pixels would be really small and really, really close together. Not exactly a formula for high quality images, not even in 2020.
Personally, I'm quite happy with my 50 megapixel camera but may up size if Canon does market a 75 megapixel Full Frame MILC.

gtilford Loc: Woodstock, Ontario, Canada

For me I went back to using an old D3, I enjoy the fact that my focus locks on faster and as far as megapixels go I do fine with the 12 it has.

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Multi-shot high MP is now
a hand held feature, not
bound to tripod use, as it
was in its infancy [the day
before yesterday?] Really
suspect either that tech or
a multi-lens-multi-sensor
tech to get 200MP images
from a phone.

wireloose

https://www.dxomark.com/xiaomi-mi-cc9-pro-premium-edition-camera-review/. Here’s a camera that comes with a phone...

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

I would love a 400 MP camera. It already exists, but the cost is a bit more than I can pay for it. The downside is that one is limited to subjects that don't move. That said, I currently have the ability to produce images larger than any of my three digital cameras, D700-D800-D850, was initially designed to produce. However, the same aforementioned limits still apply.
--Bob

norman1312 wrote:

Qualcomm say their next phone would have a 200 megapixel camera. Ouch. Just how much memory would they need to put into it, or would they be permitting super size memory cards?

https://www.cnet.com/news/qualcomm-your-next-phone-could-have-an-enormous-200-megapixel-camera/?ftag=CADc15b6ba&bhid=23027768183866636026268507979080

Somehow, I hope our cameras aren't going to have an inferiority complex.

Could you imagine having to post process such a monster?

fetzler Loc: North West PA

Minimum size of a pixel is limited by the wavelength of light. Samsung claims to have made 0.7 micron pixels. That is the wavelength of red light. Smaller pixels would be useless because nothing smaller can be resolved even with a perfect lens. APS-C and micro 4/3 cameras have pixels that are about 4 microns. 200MP would seem to be suitable for medium format or large format but certainly not for a phone.

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

norman1312 wrote:

Qualcomm say their next phone would have a 200 megapixel camera. Ouch. Just how much memory would they need to put into it, or would they be permitting super size memory cards?

https://www.cnet.com/news/qualcomm-your-next-phone-could-have-an-enormous-200-megapixel-camera/?ftag=CADc15b6ba&bhid=23027768183866636026268507979080

Somehow, I hope our cameras aren't going to have an inferiority complex.

Could you imagine having to post process such a monster?

Yawn. It’s the old, “quantity over quality crap again!