I am not sure. It may contribute to it, but I still think the effect I see is something different. Most apparent it is when I am looking into a LED light with m

I am not sure. It may contribute to it, but I still think the effect I see is something different. Most apparent it is when I am looking into a LED light with my bare eyes, compared to the unfocused camera. It really looks like the brain would amplify the small differences between neigbouring "pixels" in attempt to focus the image.