On Fri, 20 Sep 2002 14:45:33 -0700 (PDT), you wrote:
>
>> > 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
>
Are the image sensors "fast" enough for this?would this not create image
smearing?
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