Hasselblad's crazy 400-megapixel camera does have a purpose
If you judge cameras by megapixels and dollar signs, then Hasselblad just introduced the ultimate model. The H6D-400c can shoot 400-megapixel photos and will cost you $48,000, the price of a well-equipped Tesla Model 3. It does so by combining up to six different exposures from its 100-megapixel, medium-format 53.4 X 40.0mm sensor in a process it calls "Multi Shot." Each image is shifted by a pixel, creating a much-higher resolution image, similar to how Pixel Shift works on Sony's A7R III mirrorless camera . Photos are captured at a true 16-bit depth. You can either combine six images to create a higher-resolution 400-megapixel image (23,200 x 17,400, at 2.4GB in size), or create an enhanced 100-megapixel photo with more accurate colors. The images are snapped in rapid succession, but your subject needs to stay relatively still. 400 megapixels may seem like pixel-peeping overkill, but there is a point to this. For digital archivists who log art, insects and other ...