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3,200 Megapixels: The Largest Camera Is Almost Complete
- tuatoru 4y agoWhy are they called petapixel? 3200 megapixels is 3.2 gigapixels, 0.0032 terapixels, 0.0000032 petapixels.
- pestatije 4y agoWhy is it Microsoft and not Megahard? We can only guess
- rektide 4y agoFrom the About page on PetaPixel: > Established in May of 2009, PetaPixel is a leading publication covering the wonderful world of photography. We love photography, and we want to see others love it too. Our goal is to inform, educate, and inspire in all things photography-related. > In case you were wondering, the “peta” in PetaPixel is the prefix that denotes 10^15, just as the “mega” in megapixel denotes 10^6. This is just one random article on a site about photography. It happens to be covering a 3200 megapixel telescope camera (the LSST. But the site is a general news site with articles on all kinds of things. It's a cute name. No there arent any petapixel photos they've covered, to my knowledge.