Yes, but it will sell cameras <grin>. You take a car with a v-6 or a V-8 with exactly the same displacement and horsepower, the performance will be the same, but the V-8 will still be perceived as more desirable.
-- graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" ----------------------------------- Digital Image Studio wrote: > On 15/10/06, Thibouille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> John the sensor does NOT output bits, a CCD only outputs analog signal >> and thiat is why 22 bit capture is important. Even if tyou conver down >> to 16/12/8 bits later. >> >> If you want a sensor which outputs bits, you need a CMOS. A CCD does >> NOT and will never output bits. > > The fact is that the sensor likely has a full well capacity of about > 35k electrons, yes the output signal from the CCD is analogue but the > noise on top of the wanted signal offers far less real data than a 22 > bit system can resolve. The fact is that a 15 or 16 bit ADC should > suffice to record all wanted information. The 22 bit ADC will > primarily be resolving random noise in the 6 to 7 bits, in other words > when combined with this sensor it's sheer overkill. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
