On Sep 14, 2010, at 11:19 AM, Joel Wilcox wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 12:04 PM, siddiq@xxxxxxx <siddiq@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> On Sep 14, 2010, at 9:52 AM, Joel Wilcox wrote:
>>
>>> I actually like this approach. It is surprisingly conservative, but
>>> it offers a quality improvement potentially with every important
>>> feature of the E-3 that I care about -- or so I hope (and it remains
>>> to be seen). Would be nice if some of that "tuning" could be sent
>>> backwards in the form of a firmware update.
>>
>> That’s what I’d like too, but very unlikely :(
>
> I have to wonder whether they should have used a word like "tuning."
> Suggests it's like overclocking a processor. I wouldn't think there
> is any sort of wiggle room for actual "tuning." I suspect that comes
> from the marketing dept.
Hm, I read that as ‘tuned to complement each other’, the lighter AA filter and
brainier processor to take out the moire but preserve sharpness. Probably is
quite a bit faster, since it has to deal with video now.
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