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The Perceptual MegaPixel (P-MP) is a proprietary ranking of lens-camera combinations, created by DxO Labs. It is intended to express the resolution of which a combination of camera and lens is capable. Complete scientific or technical documentation of the process used to compute P-MP values has never been published, and P-MP measurements have never been made without the cooperation of DxO Labs. The name of the measurement is a trade mark.

Image resolution is the detail an image holds. The term applies to raster digital images, film images, and other types of images. Higher resolution means more image detail.

The P-MP meant for photographers to consider when comparing the sharpness of a combination of camera and lens. [1]

DxO Labs claims that P-MP is a more accurate and relevant value for photographers to consider when weighing-up camera sharpness. [2]  [3]  [4]  [1] 

As of March 2017, the "Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM" lens mounted on a "Canon EOS 5Ds R" has the highest measured P-Mpix value in the DxO Labs lens database, a value of 44.7. [5] On the lens' summary pages this figure is rounded to an integer value of 45 P-Mpix [6]

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  2. http://petapixel.com/2012/12/17/perceptual-megapixel-mtf-charts-boiled-down-to-a-single-number/
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  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-08-27. Retrieved 2013-05-23.
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  6. http://www.dxomark.com/index.php/Lenses/Camera-Lens-Ratings/Optical-Metric-Scores Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM mounted on Canon EOS 5Ds R