> > Sensor size is not the end of the road. > Advancements > > will come in digital signal processing such as > noise > > reduction and effective ASA rating. Maybe a new > > compression algorithm to replace JPEG that is > higher > > with less loss. > > Could new firmware improve compression systems in > future? > > There are also issues such as user > > convenience features; maybe 802.11 wireless data > > transfer to the PC. If you look at the world of > > consumer electronics, you can see that new > features > > are endless. > > I thought this also. Of course development of > digital cameras won't stop after achieving 20 Mpx > cells or whatever size they may be in future. But do > we really need all those space-age applications and > how much photographers want to pay for them? If you > think about cellphones, the latest models have > numerous features, but still 70% people use just > basic phones that are often several years old. And > the industry do want to sell us the latest cellulars > by reducing prices and giving free airtime. When > Canon releases new pro-body, they market it as a > tool for professionals, not as a lifestyle like > other companies with other consumer electronics do. > Therefore, I am not fully sure how the market will > receive development of DSLRs after plateau has been > achieved with direct image quality. > > Although, as you said, body with built-in 10 MB > wireless transimission to your computer via > next-generation mobile telephone network is hard to > resist. You could shoot and all the time > transmission to your office would send images away > while buffering them in rapid shooting > sessions....same day we see this I hope.
One thing to think about. If the DSP processing gets fast enough and we have enough "extra" pixels along the four edges, EVERY lenses we own may inherit image stabilization if pixel shifting rather than lens shifting is used. John __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! http://sbc.yahoo.com * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
