noun
- a unit of measurement equal to one million pixels, used to describe the resolution of a digital camera or image sensor
Usage: commonly used in photography and digital imaging; often abbreviated as MP
Examples
- The smartphone camera has a 12-megapixel sensor.
- Higher megapixel counts allow for larger prints without losing image quality.
- This professional camera features a 45-megapixel resolution.
- She upgraded to a camera with more megapixels to capture finer details.
- The 8-megapixel camera on the older phone was sufficient for social media photos.