Ok, so I have been looking for a webcam as I am switching back form a laptop to a desktop and my family are going to be mad at me if they can video call me on skype. I though that I might splash out a little bit and buy something that will take 720p or even 1080p resolution images, rather than just getting the cheapest thing I can find. So after a bit of research I have found something that baffles me. If you have a 1920 x 1080 monitor then it is 1920 pixels wide, by 1080 pixels high. Using multiplication I would say that had 2,000,000 Pixels on the screen, using a calculator it would come out as 2,073,600. So in my mind that would be 2MP give or take a small amount. So why is a web cam advertised as 2 MP only give a resolution of 800x600. http://www.scan.co.uk/products/microsoft-lifecam-show-black-silver-2mpix-800x600-usb-webcam and a 8MP WebCam is 1280x720. http://www.scan.co.uk/products/kworld-ultimate-webcam-v2000-720p-8mp-webcam and for a 1080p WebCam it is 12MP. http://www.scan.co.uk/products/creative-live!-cam-inperson-hd-skype-hd-webcam-1080p Is my maths really that bad or am I missing some important aspect of the situation. Thanks for any explanation.
Nothing wrong with your maths. Quoted mega-pixels is the rating for still images. Quoted pixels x pixels resolution is for taking video.
