The opposite of ineffective megapixels.
At 10:30 AM 1/8/2003 -0800, you wrote:
The wweb site says "3 Megapixels, effective."
What are 'effective megapixels?'
keith
Heiko Hamann wrote:
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> http://www.dpreview.com/news/0301/03010801pentaxoptios.asp
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> CES 2003: Pentax has today announced the ultra tiny Optio S digital
> camera. The new three megapixel, three times optical zoom 'Optio S'
> measures just 83 x 52 x 20 mm (3.3 x 2.0 x 0.8 in) and weighs 115 g (4.1
> oz) loaded with its Lithium-Ion battery and an SD storage card. The
> Optio S has a tough and stylish aluminium alloy case and has a more
> 'designer' look than the previous Optio digital cameras. This amazing
> feat of miniturisation was achieved with a unique sliding lens, a design
> which has elements which slide out of the imaging path when powered off.
> ...
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> It's a astonishing but Pentax-typical innovation: small but powerful.
> Now we can see the advantages of Pentax's P&S experience.
>
> Regards, Heiko
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