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megapixel
A unit of measurement for the resolution of digital images, corresponding to one million picture elements (pixels). It is often used to indicate the level of detail of digital cameras and scanners.
Mein neues Smartphone hat eine Kamera mit einer Auflösung von 108 Megapixeln.
My new smartphone has a camera with a resolution of 108 megapixels.
The word consists of the Greek prefix 'Mega-', which means 'million', and the word 'Pixel' (picture element). One megapixel therefore corresponds to one million picture elements.
Je mehr Megapixel ein Bild hat, desto detailreicher ist es.
The more megapixels an image has, the more detailed it is.
'Megapixel' is used like a unit of measurement and usually comes directly after a number. In the dative plural, the form 'Megapixeln' is often used.
Die Kamera hat einen Sensor mit 48 Megapixeln.
The camera has a sensor with 48 megapixels.
The word is almost always used in the context of digital technology. Typical nouns in this context are 'Kamera' (camera), 'Smartphone' (smartphone), 'Sensor' (sensor), and 'Auflösung' (resolution).
Die Auflösung des Kamerasensors wird in Megapixel gemessen.
The resolution of the camera sensor is measured in megapixels.
dissolution / solution / resolution
'die Auflösung' and 'das Megapixel' both belong to the topic of digital images. 'Auflösung' describes how much detail an image can show. 'Megapixel' is a unit of measurement for this and means one million picture elements. The words are easily confused because cameras are often advertised using megapixels. In practical terms, you can say: megapixels are a number used to describe the resolution of a camera or an image.
Clara kauft eine Kamera mit vielen Megapixeln.
Clara buys a camera with many megapixels.
Die Auflösung des Scans ist zu niedrig, deshalb kann man den Text kaum lesen.
The resolution of the scan is too low, so the text is hardly readable.