Talk:Gigapixel image

Inaccurate
"A gigapixel image is a digital image bitmap composed of 230 (1,073,741,824) pixels"

I don't believe this latest revision is accurate. Unlike units of storage, in the world of pixels, things are not calculated in powers of 2.

So, whereas a megabyte and gigabyte are most commonly defined as 220 and 230 (or 1,048,576 and 1,073,741,824) bytes, respectively, megapixel and gigapixel are generally considered to indicate simply 106 and 109 (1,000,000 and 1,000,000,000) pixels.

As far as I'm aware, there's no necessary or compelling reason to bring powers of 2 into discussions of images, so why use a binary prefix? Why make it more complicated than it needs to be?

I am reverting it back to the 02:23, 26 December 2005 (DXBari) version. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.108.209.19 (talk • contribs)

put this article into gigapan
?

perhaps not - note that the Gigapxl project referenced here, is a gigapixel camera / image, but is not a gigpan. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.78.214.39 (talk) 07:45, 6 August 2011 (UTC)

More than 1000 times
Article said a gigapixel is more than 1000 times a megapixel. This is incorrect. How is 1,000,000,000 more than 1000 * 1,000,000? It's exactly the same. Edited to reflect this. 86.14.89.253 (talk) 15:36, 16 May 2011 (UTC)

Terapixel
Added a new section on terapixel, but this can easily take the place of the redirect. Should anyone think it be deleted altogether, just take a closer look here... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.252.212.113 (talk) 06:55, 7 January 2014 (UTC)

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"Petapixel" listed at Redirects for discussion
The redirect [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Petapixel&redirect=no Petapixel] has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at  until a consensus is reached. Rusalkii (talk) 18:16, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

"Yottapixel image" listed at Redirects for discussion
The redirect [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yottapixel_image&redirect=no Yottapixel image] has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at  until a consensus is reached. BugGhost 🦗👻 15:50, 15 July 2024 (UTC)


 * Similar redirects for exapixel and zettapixel are also listed at that RFD BugGhost 🦗👻 12:10, 16 July 2024 (UTC)