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06/14/2007 02:05:26 PM · #1 |
The new technology, a compelling variant on Bayer's approach, was invented by John Hamilton and John Compton, a couple of scientists in Rochester, N.Y. It enhances the Bayer pattern by adding a filter that can enable "panchromatic" pixels, or those that are sensitive to all visible colors.
These pixels do not exclude any light, so they allow a black-and-white image to be detected with high sensitivity. The data from the panchromatic pixels is then added to the data from the red, green and blue pixels, so a picture can be constructed from more information than with the old technology.
//www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_6137417
Message edited by author 2007-06-14 14:12:57.
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06/14/2007 02:08:56 PM · #2 |
| It will be a great day when we can purchase a sensor upgrade rather than be forced to take the costly plunge into a new technology like this. It sound great but I'd hate to see the price tag. |
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06/14/2007 02:10:58 PM · #3 |
I was in synch with the author right up until the last paragraph:
"It doesn't matter if you're a professional photographer or an amateur; we're all going to benefit from this because it means there will be fewer excuses for taking lousy pictures."
I fail to see how having fewer excuses can be construed as a "benefit" to the photographer ... : ) |
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06/14/2007 02:35:56 PM · #4 |
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