Does it then follow, that a 6mp sensor will yield a sharper, less noisy image than an 11mp? Where do the lines cross?
Jack --- Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >Didn't I see something in a photo magazine about > the > >fact that an APS sensor would contain more tightly > >packed pixels than would a 24x36? > > For sensors of the same pixel count. "More tightly > packed" is another > way of saying "smaller", and therefore noisier, > pixels. > > >Thus, according to the writer, assuming the same > pixel count, > >the smaller sensor would capture and reveal more > detail. > >Why do I doubt the assumption? > > Because, although it may theoretically capture more > detail per unit > area, the sensor is smaller and the image will > therefore require more > magnification for a print of the same size as one > made with a larger > sensor, therefore losing resolution in the final > image. And, as the > image is magnified for the final image, so will be > noise, which is > already higher with smaller sensor pixels. > > It's remarkably similar to film: The less > magnification you have to do > to your capture when making the final print, the > better off you are. > > > > -- > Mark Roberts > Photography and writing > www.robertstech.com > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
