pixel peeper

plural pixel peepers · alternative pixel-peeper

1. idiomaticartsA person who carefully scrutinizes a magnified digital photograph in order to evaluate resolution and image quality.

   There is detectable noise at the lower ISOs if you are a pixel peeper.

   2007 April 8, “Owners Opinion: Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3”, in www.dpreview.com, retrieved 23 Jun 2011

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   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)

   Detailed tests of image sensors are raw meat for performance-obsessed pixel-peepers.

   2008 November 24, Stephen Shankland, “DxO sheds light on camera sensor performance”, in CNET.com, retrieved 23 Jun 2011