pixel peeper
Noun
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Noun
pixel peeper (plural pixel peepers)
- (idiomatic, photography) A person who carefully scrutinizes a magnified digital photograph in order to evaluate resolution and image quality.
- 2004 March 27, Michael Reichmann, "[https://web.archive.org/web/20040327033430/http://luminous-landscape.com/essays/peepers.shtml The Case of the Nit Picking Pixel Peepers]", The Luminous Landscape (luminous-landscape.com) (retrieved 23 April 2012):
- Those whom I have called pixel peepers are satisfied with nothing less than an intimate dissection of a camera/lens' abilities (always at 100% pixel magnification), without regard for whether or not perceived optical defects are even actually visible in real world prints.
- 2006 July 17, Aravind Krishnaswamy, "Canon 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM review ↗," Aravind's Reviews (www.aravind.ca) (retrieved 23 June 2011):
- Overall unless you are a merciless pixel peeper I can't imagine someone being unhappy with the sharpness of this lens.
- 2007 April 8, "[https://web.archive.org/web/20071011085849/http://dpreview.com/reviews/read_opinion_text.asp?prodkey=panasonic_dmctz3&opinion=35590 Owners Opinion: Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3]," www.dpreview.com (retrieved 23 June 2011):
- There is detectable noise at the lower ISOs if you are a pixel peeper.
- 2008 Nov. 24, Stephen Shankland, "DxO sheds light on camera sensor performance ↗," CNET.com (retrieved 23 June 2011):
- Detailed tests of image sensors are raw meat for performance-obsessed pixel-peepers.
- 2004 March 27, Michael Reichmann, "[https://web.archive.org/web/20040327033430/http://luminous-landscape.com/essays/peepers.shtml The Case of the Nit Picking Pixel Peepers]", The Luminous Landscape (luminous-landscape.com) (retrieved 23 April 2012):
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