pixel peeper
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.87 in modern English
24
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A person who carefully scrutinizes a magnified digital photograph in order to evaluate resolution and image quality.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "Overall unless you are a merciless pixel peeper I can't imagine someone being unhappy with the sharpness of this lens."
- "There is detectable noise at the lower ISOs if you are a pixel peeper."
- "Detailed tests of image sensors are raw meat for performance-obsessed pixel-peepers."