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    How can I tell how many megapixels my iSight is?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by Mitlov, Jul 31, 2011.

  1. Mitlov

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    I'm trying to figure out how many megapixels my current iSight camera is (MacBook Pro 15" purchased in late 2008) so I can figure out how much of an upgrade the webcams on various machines I'm looking at would be (the webcams on the machines I'm looking at range from 1.0 megapixels to 3.0 megapixels). From the system profiler in the Apple menu:

    Any ideas?
     
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    I think it was around 1.3 ~ 2 M back then, but you can't find resolution under system information?

    There is a Mac guide (Mactracker I believe...) that has information about Macs since like forever.
     
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    At least according to Wikipedia (not always accurate), it's 1280x1024. For comparison purposes, what does that translate to in terms of megapixels?
     
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    just multiply it out and divide by 1m?

    EDIT: wikipedia is actually pretty top notch for released tech products. even more consistently accurate than most forums.
     
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    Oops, didn't realize it's that simple. I feel stupid now :(
     
    Mitlov, Aug 1, 2011
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    Yes, it is that simple. You could have also conducted a Google search for "resolution to MP." The first result would have taken you to a website where you could put the resolution in and it would spit back out the MP count along with the aspect ratio. Either way, you are looking at a 1.3MP camera on your MBP.
     
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    I googled "how can I tell the resolution of my iSight" with a half-dozen varieties. Maybe I didn't phrase it right. Wasn't expecting that response for an honest question.

    Thank you.
     
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    So I guess apples hd camera now is 3 MP?
     
    shriek11, Aug 1, 2011
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