I haven’t read that article, but I lecture on vision: part of the problem would
be that different parts of the eye perform different optical tasks. The
resolution outside the fovea would be lower than at the fovea, for instance.
Chris
On 1 Sep 2014, at 17:27, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Not an easy question to answer since the eye operates more like a roving
> video recorder rather than a single frame digital camera.
> For a fairly complete understanding of the problem and attempts at solution
> see <http://clarkvision.com/articles/eye-resolution.html>
>
> You won't have an exact answer when you get done reading but you'll probably
> realize that today's digital cameras (even MF digitals) don't even come close.
>
> If you just want to cut to the chase start reading about 40% down the page
> at: "How many megapixels equivalent does the eye have?"
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