Hi Ken, I'll have a try, but shoot me if I am wrong:
The number of pixels in a sensor is fixed, as it has a fixed number of pixels on its X and Y axis. Every pixel senses a color that is converted into a color code. If the colorcode for every single available color is similar in size (e.g. the same number of bytes), the size of the uncompressed file will be linear to the size of the sensor. But a JPEG-file compresses an image. Clear blue skies can be compressed much heavier than a lawn because the lack of color difference in surrounding pixels. I think that is where the linear connection is broken. I may be mistaking, but I think I'm heading in the right direction. Anyone with a (much) better explaination ? Best regards, Iwan Bogels ----- Oorspronkelijk bericht ----- Van: Ken Durling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Aan: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Verzonden: zaterdag 28 december 2002 1:24 Onderwerp: EOS pixels and bytes OK, I'm full of questions today. Can someone explain briefly whether or not there is any direct connection between megapixels and megabytes under any circumstances? Like a X megapixel camera shooting at maximum resolution? It seems clear that cameras with larger megapixel specs produce larger files, but is it linear in any way? Ken * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
