while a gigapixel equals one billion pixels… and we’re talking about 195 gigapixels in this particular image. It’s a remarkable sight, but it’s also somewhat scary. As camera technology ...

And for the camera that's to be fitted to the Vera Rubin Observatory in Chile - performance is everything. This 3.2 gigapixel device is going to help unlock some of the key outstanding questions ...

The presence of a camera in this image may be a bit confusing since we’re calling it a scanner. What’s actually going on is that macro-images this piece of art are being captured automatically.