"Celcius" <celcius38@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "Paul Furman" <paul-@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> SteveB wrote:
>>> I'm hearing a lot about CMOS sizes. Any short explanation as it
refers
>>> to photography would be appreciated, especially why a camera with CMOS
>>> is better than one without. And is bigger better?
>>>
>>> I Googled it, and understand that it is a low power use applied to
>>> cameras and electronic equipment, but it didn't go into photography
>>> much.
>>
>> CMOS vs CCD sensor; the CMOS has more stuff between the pixels for
>> processing, doing tricks on the sensor... something like that... maybe
>> gives you a clue what to look for at least. CMOS is generally
considered
>> better for low noise because of the extra tricks. Apologies for being
>> wishy washy but I think that's the gist.
>
> Paul,
> I was just about to write when I read your message (CMOS is generally
> considered
> better for low noise because of the extra tricks).
> I read the explanation on
> http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/question362.htm
and was dumbfounded
> because it says quite the opposite to what you and I understood of the
> process. Let me explain. The article says: "Based on these differences,
> you can see that CCDs tend to be used in cameras that focus on
> high-quality images with lots of pixels and excellent light sensitivity.
> CMOS sensors traditionally have lower quality, lower resolution and
lower
> sensitivity." However, I always thought the opposite. In effect, Canon
> cameras had much less noise and greater sensitivity because it had a
CMOS
> sensor. Nikons had CCD's and had more noise. The last Nikon top of the
> line to come out (I don't recall the model) s****ts a new CMOS! Perhaps,
> this article IS wishy washy ;-)))
> Take care,
> Marcel
>
My interest in photography is more toward it's creative aspects as opposed
to the engineering details of the equipment/software. But with that said
my
impression, and it is an impression only, is that for years the CCD sensor
was the higher quality, more expensive sensor, but along the way the
sensor
makers were able to improve the CMOS sensor to the point that it may
become
the present day standard from a quality/$$$ standpoint. I have Nikon and
Canon DSLR's that have both sensors and from my standpoint there isn't a
gnat's eyelash of difference between the two in the end result. But then
I'm not picky in that regard.
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