– Why do 4K videos look like they have more details than in the real life?

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Or they truly do.

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There’s several effects potentially at play here.

Angular size of details may be bigger based on the zoom of the camera and size of the screen.

Lighting and/or color grading may be controlled for better contrast.

The screen is at a fixed and uniform distance so no focal length adjustments are needed from the eyes to see different parts of the frame or track moving objects. The distance may be one that you’re more comfortable focusing at as well.

Both eyes are getting the same image and your brain can combine them for greater detail rather than using a stereoscopic set of images to combine for depth perception.

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