low resolution
Grainy digital quality
Low resolution describes images, video, or displays with relatively few pixels, resulting in less detail and visible blockiness or blur.
The opposite of high resolution.
Digital files at low resolution take up less storage space but look worse when enlarged: The security footage was too low resolution to identify anyone.
Often abbreviated as low-res.
- pixelatedComposed of visible squares
- blurryIndistinct, lacking definition
- grainyRough with particles
- fuzzySoft and unclear
- blockyResembling stacked cubes
compressed · artifacts · 480p · standard definition · VHS · webcam · thumbnail · zoom · enhance · squint · murky · distorted · static · noise · mosaic · unclear · degraded · buffering
- hard to readblurry text, illegible, faded print, blurred, smudged
- resolutiondetermination, decision, solution, firmness, willpower
- pixel artpixel art, sprite, sprite art, pixel perfect, dithering
- Pre-HD TV480i, 480p, NTSC, PAL, CRT television
- Shot Errorsblur, overexposure, underexposure, out of focus, camera shake
- illegibilityscrawl, scribble, chicken scratch, bad handwriting, gibberish
low resolutionhigh resolution
Fine visual detail
high-res · high-definition · HD · 4K · UHD
low resolutionlossless
Retaining all original information
high fidelity · hi-fi · CD quality · audiophile-grade · uncompressed
resolution, lower, lowest, lowly, lowness, resolve, resolute, resolutely, resoluteness