Video technology and performance is advancing at a breakneck pace. It seems only a few years ago that ‘full HD’ (1080p) was the best thing ever, but now 4K video is the norm and there's a growing list of 8K and 6K cameras. But what does 4K and 1080p actually mean? And who wins when it comes to 4K vs 1080p?
Full HD video has a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, and for the other HD video standards it’s become common to quote the vertical height of the video as a kind of shorthand jargon – so ‘full HD’ is exactly the same as ‘1080p’ video. Don’t worry about the ‘p’ on the end, by the way. This just signifies that the video is shot in the modern ‘progressive’ format and isn't old-school ‘interlaced’ video. This is taken for granted now, so some people will leave out the ‘p’ and just call it ‘1080 video’.
