More bits → finer tonal detail in shadows + highlights.

• 🎚️ 8-bit — 0–255 (256 levels) — Landsat MSS/TM/ETM+, SPOT
• 🎚️ 10-bit — 0–1 023
• 🎚️ 11-bit — 0–2 047 — IKONOS
• 🎚️ 12-bit — 0–4 095 — Landsat 8 OLI
• 🎚️ 14-bit — 0–16 383 — Landsat 9 OLI-2