108-Megapixel or 12-Megapixel: Which Sensor Can Capture Better Photos? | Megapixels Explained

Have you ever wondered if a 12-megapixel camera phone holds a candle to the latest cutting edge smartphone with a 108-megapixel sensor? Or maybe why Google and Apple smartphones still feature 12-megapixel sensors? In the second episode of Elemental, our latest series on the smaller things in tech that make a bigger impact on the world, we tell you if megapixels mean everything, and if you can still make do with a camera that doesn't have a high megapixel count.

Chill out, kick back and watch the latest episodes of Elemental every Sunday.

0:00 Introduction
0:45 What megapixels really mean
1:00 Are megapixels everything?
1:45 Drawbacks of high megapixels
3:01 Why high megapixel sensors struggle in low light
3:45 Pixel binning
4:19 Where do 12MP and 16MP sensors stand today?
5:26 Camera specs companies actually need to focus on

Anchor and animations: Shubham Raheja (https://gadgets.ndtv.com/authors/shub...)
Video Editor: Pankaj Rawat (https://gadgets.ndtv.com/authors/pank...)

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