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12/22/2004 12:21:44 PM · #1 |
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12/22/2004 12:37:17 PM · #2 |
Wow! But why only sensors for camera phones? A Sony SLR with Zeiss glass and a CMOS sensor would be pretty sweet. Competition is always good and it will drive Canon and Nikon to make ever better cameras. Nikon may have to bite the bullet and move to CMOS as well.
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12/22/2004 12:54:25 PM · #3 |
Originally posted by K-Rob:
Nikon may have to bite the bullet and move to CMOS as well. |
They already have--the upcoming D2X, a 1.5X chip at 12MP, is a CMOS chip. Built by, you guessed it, Sony. |
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12/22/2004 01:06:29 PM · #4 |
While Canon has made good use of CMOS sensors in their high end digital cameras, they are typically found in very low end cameras like webcams and security cameras due to their low cost
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12/22/2004 03:08:54 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by Spazmo99:
While Canon has made good use of CMOS sensors in their high end digital cameras, they are typically found in very low end cameras like webcams and security cameras due to their low cost |
So true. Although I don't have the figures at hand, I think you'd find that the vast majority of wafers processed for CMOS imaging sensor applications are done for low-end applications. Canon definitely bucked the trend in using CMOS for high-end applications, by overcoming several formidable technical hurdles. Just a few years ago, it was a "truism" in the industry that CMOS sensors were the choice where low performance and low cost were the rule and that CCD would continue to dominate high-end imaging. So much for truisms.
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