Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]what does the 2/3 inch actually measure? the specifications say that their 7-22.5mm lens is the 35mm equivalent of 28-90mm which would imply a sensor 1/4 of the linear dimensions of 24mmx36mm, or something like 6mmx9mm. which is about your guess. but design-wise it's quite fetching. - -rei On Tue, Dec 02, 2003 at 06:36:05AM -0500, Dan C wrote: > Just keep in mind that the term "2/3" does not refer to the actual size of > the sensor. The sensor in this camera is the same tiny sensor found in > most p/s cameras with a 5 mp CCD (perhaps the Sony ICX282AQF, 9.74mm x > 7.96mm with pixel size 3.4um x 3.4 um). The term "2/3" comes from some > ancient measurement related to the days when television cameras used > photomultiplier tubes. Which means the same inherent problems with noise > and DOF control problems. > > I wonder how easy it will be to manually focus the camera using the > electronic viewfinder. I find it very difficult in my (admitedly older > technology) Minolta D7's evf. > > -dan c. > > > > At 12:51 AM 02-12-03 -0800, Mark Rabiner wrote: > >http://www.leica-camera.com/digitalekameras/digilux2/index_e.html > > > >"To ensure the best pictorial results, the lens, the sensor and the > >electronics are optimally tailored to one another. The 2/3-inch CCD > >sensor is very large for its resolution of 5 million pixels. This > >combination of a high-performance lens and a large surface per picture > >element produces an extraordinary pictorial quality. " > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com Ridgewood, New Jersey - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html