On Jan 11, 2006, at 9:55 AM, Gus Salavatore Calabrese wrote:

> Another issue I was pondering was whether the resolution of the
> camera could be improved by taking a shot, moving it a fraction
> of a pixel, taking a shot, moving it a fraction of a pixel,
> Would it be possible to compute sub-pixels by doing this ?

Yes.  NASA used some technology like this to get 'super resolution'
pictures from the Mars rovers.  I gather that it's pretty complex
stuff to do; not just inserting pixels from one image to another...
I don't know much about the actual process or its status in "the
real world."

> Or would it be better to zoom in, take a shot of a small portion
> of the object, move to the next section, etc.   and then stitch
> the sectors together ?

This is much easier; anyone can do it.

BillW

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