Why can we immediately spot the difference between a model car and a real one even if there is nothing to compare its size to?

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Just take a look at [this picture](https://www.looksmartmodels.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/lamborghini-huracan-performante-spyder_03.jpg), you can tell immediately that its a model car even though there is nothing in the picture to compare its size to. My guess is that the paint isn’t authentic to our eyes, but are there other reasons as well?

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1. level of detail – models just don’t have the same level of detail as the real thing does.

2. depth of field – because the model is very small is needs to be really close to the camera to look ‘big’ within the image. the closer an object is the the camera the thinner the area that is in focus is, and the more blurry the areas that are out of focus are.

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