Tim Hughes wrote:
>Quoted from Foveon marketing manager: "As you are shrinking that pixel , the
>image is getting worse and worse" "You get to the point where the only thing
>you are doing is increasing the number of megapixekls on your box. You are not
>increasing the resolution because of course there is an optical limit."
>One issue mentioned is the fact that the readout speed becomes a problem for
>CCD as the pixel count gets large. TheCMOS devices can readout in parrallel
>reducing data rates to the A/D etc if you duplicate digitization. This keeps
>amplifier readout/digitization noise down as bandwidth is then greatly
>reduced.
>
Which is what Nik*n is doing with 4 separate data channels amplifiers
and 4 A/D converters in the D2X.
Moose
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