# Sub-Pixel Resolution

**URL:** <https://forum.formlabs.com/t/sub-pixel-resolution/9301>\
**Category:** Feature Requests & Ideas\
**Created:** [August 17, 2016, 2:45am UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/sub-pixel-resolution/9301 "2016-08-17T02:45:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Jose\_Nicolas\_Carriza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/91b2a8/32.png) [@Jose\_Nicolas\_Carriza](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/Jose_Nicolas_Carriza)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2016, 2:45am UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/sub-pixel-resolution/9301/1 "2016-08-17T02:45:26Z")

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**Author:** ![Zachary\_Brackin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/4da419/32.png) [@Zachary\_Brackin](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/Zachary_Brackin)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2016, 3:51pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/sub-pixel-resolution/9301/2 "2016-08-17T15:51:00Z")

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The Form1/+ and Form2 does not have that issue. It doesn’t use pixels for the X/Y resolution, instead it uses a laser which is controlled by galvanometers, this means they can move the laser at very fine increments and you get very smooth details–at the full build size as well.