Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That's completely correct. Case in point: That 6MP Sony sensor that made it into the D70, *ist D, Maxxum 7D, RD1(?), etc, etc... Daniel Tan, Electrical Engineer... On 31 March 2010 12:43, Frank Filippone <red735i at earthlink.net> wrote: > OK.. let's try to straighten this out..... > > Digi-cameras are systems. They contain a sensor, some following HW, then > some SW/FW, then are transported magically to your computer where some more > SW is used to give you an "image". You view that image on a CRT, LCD, or > print ( or something else, irrelevant). That display element is also > connected to a computer of sorts with its SW/FW or whatever you wish to > call > it. > > You can not separate out the sensor as better or worse. They are part of > the total system. Dependent on the manufacturers' efforts, you will get > DIFFERENT results from different sensors, FW, SW, Display, Computer program > FW and SW, etc. > > You see differences because the systems are designed with different goals > and constraints. > > Say that you prefer the results of the Canon D1xMk9 ( or whatever) over the > Nikon D700V3 when used on a single display and a single program on your > computer .and I can accept that. You prefer that total system. > > Say that a CMOS sensor is not as good as or different to a CCD sensor is > useless drivel-talk. > > > Frank Filippone, ex-Electrical Engineer > red735i at earthlink.net > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >