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Re: [OM] [ot] 16.8 million pixel

Subject: Re: [OM] [ot] 16.8 million pixel
From: HI100@xxxxxxx
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2000 05:58:03 EDT
jhs8956@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:

<< A couple or more weeks ago some one on this site [I believe] mentioned an 
 article in the New York Times about a company that developed a chip capable 
 of 16.8 million pixels. 
>>

Foveon's current product uses 3*4=12 Mega pixel (CMOS chips) and dichroic 
mirror system
Kodak and some others immediatley said they had similar CCD chips which were 
better.

The Foveon site has interesting examples of moire and other color problems.
See their cameras:
http://www.foveon.net/prod_new_specs.html
http://www.foveon.net/prod_camera.html
unfortunately they use Cannon lenses!

            Tim Hughes
            >>Hi100@xxxxxxx<<


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