pixel peeper
pixel peeper noun: a person who carefully scrutinizes a magnified digital photograph in order to evaluate resolution and image quality.
Noun
pixel peeper (plural pixel peepers)
- A person who carefully scrutinizes a magnified digital photograph in order to evaluate resolution and image quality.
- 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.2004 March 27, Michael Reichmann, "The Case of the Nit Picking Pixel Peepers", The Luminous Landscape (luminous-landscape.com) (retrieved 23 April 2012)
- Overall unless you are a merciless pixel peeper I can't imagine someone being unhappy with the sharpness of this lens.2006 July 17, Aravind Krishnaswamy, "Canon 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM review," Aravind's Reviews (www.aravind.ca) (retrieved 23 June 2011)
Forms of pixel peeper
| plural | pixel peepers |
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| alternative form | pixel-peeper |
Questions about pixel peeper
- What does pixel peeper mean?
- Pixel peeper means a person who carefully scrutinizes a magnified digital photograph in order to evaluate resolution and image quality.
- What part of speech is pixel peeper?
- Pixel peeper is a noun.
- What is the plural of pixel peeper?
- The plural of pixel peeper is pixel peepers.
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