Google Photos Policy Update – 'High Quality' Now Uses Storage

Re:Google Photos Policy Update – 'High Quality' Now Uses Sto... by jqpabc123 on Thursday December 16, 2021 @09:58AM (#29578762)

Slightly off topic --- why do phones that only offer an HD display have 20 megapixel cameras?

The phone itself can't display it. It's possible but unlikely the person has any display that can show the photo in true resolution.

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Re:Google Photos Policy Update – 'High Quality' Now Uses Sto... by dragonwriter on Thursday December 16, 2021 @10:13AM (#29578920)

> why do phones that only offer an HD display have 20 megapixel cameras?

Digital zoom (both while shooting and after). Digital-to-print.

Also, marketing.

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Re:Google Photos Policy Update – 'High Quality' Now Uses Sto... by alonmln on Thursday December 16, 2021 @10:09AM (#29578868)

I assume it's partially because people zoom / crop images?

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Re:Google Photos Policy Update – 'High Quality' Now Uses Sto... by jqpabc123 on Thursday December 16, 2021 @12:36PM (#29581025)

So the cost of being able to zoom is data communication and storage consumption?

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