The most common reason for poor quality images is a lack of light. Generally, the more light, the better the image.
The are two basic compression standards; JPEG and MPEG
CCD (Charged Coupled Device) and CMOS (Complementary metal oxide semiconductor).
MPEG-4 is an ISO/IEC standard developed by MPEG (Moving Picture Experts Group), the committee that also developed the Emmy Award winning standards known as MPEG-1 and MPEG-2.
In addition to good light sensitivity, another key feature of digital image capture is progressive scan technology.
Resolution is similar in the analogue or digital worlds, but there are important differences in how it is defined.