Curiosity's cameras?

sophiecentaur

I don't think we need to disagree about this. What you say about the units is quite correct. I was just making the point that time is also a factor in relating an amount of data to the capacity of a channel. If you want to transmit a high res picture then you can use any 'bandwidth' you like - it may just take you a long time and that time is very relevant, sometimes.
'Bandwidth' is a catch-all expression that is used in the context of internet connections to indicate data capacity and it may not always be the whole story.

Vorde

Actually the while canceling out is exactly the point. Image size/quality is proportional to number of bits so with a given bandwidth multiplying by time will tell you how many bits you can transfer.