The big mistake some makers are doing now (especially Fujifilm and Sony) is increasing pixel count (even more than truly neded) without increasing sensor size accordingly. More pixel in the same size mean worse S/N (signal/noise) ratio, hence grainy images. In other words, they're getting rid of one of the main advantages of digital vs. film. Silly, very very silly.
Dario Bonazza ----- Original Message ----- From: "alex wetmore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 9:46 PM Subject: RE: way OT: CD/LP was A conversation with Noritsu. > On Thu, 20 Nov 2003, J. C. O'Connell wrote: > > I just read somewhere that Sony ( or maybe it > > was minolta?) has a new digicam ( not slr) > > with 8Mpixel sensor! > > They do. All of the sample photographs released so far have been > pretty terrible though. They are producing an 8mp sensor that is the > same size as the old 5mp sensor and it shows in the quality of the > photographs. > > http://www.dpreview.com has lots of threads on this new camera if you > look in the Sony Forum. > > alex >
