peep pixels

verb

To scrutinize a magnified digital photograph carefully in order to make a technical assessment of resolution and image quality.

Meanings

verbpeep pixels (third-person singular simple present peeps pixels, present participle peeping pixels, simple past and past participle peeped pixels)

present singular third person peeps pixels · participle present peeping pixels · participle past peeped pixels · past peeped pixels · alternative pixel peep

  1. informalartsTo scrutinize a magnified digital photograph carefully in order to make a technical assessment of resolution and image quality.

    You can peep pixels all day long and you won't find any evidence of Photoshopping.

    2008 Jan. 29, patrickvr6, "Dope Trucks2," forums.triplezoom.com (retrieved 23 June 2011)
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    I'll wager if you peep pixels you'll find plenty of artifacts and other image degradation in images from your P & S.

    2006 March 23, Jeff Varszegi, "You forgot sharpness. :)," Digital Photography Review (www.dpreview.com) (retrieved 23 June 2011)

    I have then peeped pixels (I admit being guilty by doing so), looked at the sharpness, resolution, barrelling, pincushion, vignetting, you name it.

    2006 October 29, Cem Usakligil, “Sigma 12-24 vs EF 10-22”, in www.openphotographyforums.com, retrieved 23 Jun 2011
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