Difference between Magnification and resolution.?

Cirric is exactly right.

You dont want to zoom in a million times, and have it really blurry, you would rather have a balance of both.

Magnification is how much an image is enlarged under a microscope. Resolution is the amount of detail you can see. If you can magnify an image without increasing its resolution, that's empty magnification. We usually think in terms of the magnification of a microscope, but resolution is even more important. A greatly enlarged blur is still a blur. Resolution is usually expressed in terms of the minimum distance observable between two objects. The smaller the distance that can be seen between two objects, the better the magnification. The resolvable distance for an objective lens is 0.61 l/N.A., where l is the wavelength of the light and N.A. is a property of the lens called the "numerical aperture." Numerical aperture is a measure of the angle of the cone of light that can enter the objective lens. The bigger the N.A. the better, since N.A. is in the denominator of the equation. But each lens has a limit to its N. A. The objective lenses of many microscopes has the maximum N.A. inscribed on it. To Demonstrate Resolution, Use Diatoms 1. Obtain a slide with diatoms on it. Special "test slides" of diatoms are available from scientific supply companies. Many diatoms have patterns of tiny dots on their surfaces, and some of the dots are near the limit of resolution. 2. The simplest thing to do is to look at the slide with the iris diaphragm way open and again with the iris diaphragm stopped way down. Stopping down does help increase contrast, but it also lowers N.A. way down by narrowing the cone of light. When N.A. gets smaller, the resolution gets to be a bigger number. So it's better to leave your condenser nearly wide open and then adjust the light level at the light source or put neutral density filters between the light source and the condenser. 3. Another way to see the relation of N.A. to resolution is to obtain eye pieces of two distinctly different magnifications. Suppose you had a 10 X and 5 X ocular or eyepiece. Then combine these with different objectives to get close to the same magnification. (40 X objective and 5 X ocular gives 200X; so does 20 X objective and 10 X ocular.) You will see the same magnification but different resolutions. Look at the numerical apertures of the objectives (often inscribed on the lenses) to see the reason for the difference in resolution. 4. If you don't have diatoms, a slide with many fine lines or with circular perforations will do also. A section of a testis with sperm tails in it will do. Ambystoma (salamander) testes are quite good.

Magnification is how large you can multiply the image of an object. A 40x microscope will make an object appear 40 times it's original size.

Resolution is the is the smallest detail that can be defined in an image. For example, a satellite picture of the earth with a resolution of 1 meter means that objects one meter or greater in size can be identified.

Hi. Magnification is how many multiples of the original size you obtain. A 1,000 power telescope would make things appear 1,000 times closer. The resolution is how much detail you can make out and is controlled by physical laws. Resolution is the best to have, otherwise you just see a large (or larger) blur.