Does Anyone Actually Need a 200MP Digital Camera?

Hasselblad has just introduced a medium-format digital camera capable of producing 200MP sized images.

(PetaPixel and SLR Lounge also cover the camera's introduction.)


The camera actually uses a 50MP sensor.  It produces 200 megapixel images by taken multiple exposures with the camera sensor repositioned slightly between exposures.

The result is a 200 MP image, and the 8-bit TIFF file takes up 600 MB of storage.  Per image.


The method used to produce 200 MB images limits use to static subject matter.  Meaning this appears to be targeted at those looking to take product photographs with as much detail as possible.


For those interested, a 200MP image printed at 300dpi yields a 40" x 50" print.  That's over 4 feet wide at full resolution.  The image could probably be printed billboard sized if viewed from a distance.