On Fri, 21 Feb 2003, Mike Johnston wrote: > > http://www.dpreview.com/news/0302/03021903finepixf700.asp > > > > So this 6MP camera Fuji is raving about is actually a 3MP one with each > > individual photodiode divided into two smaller segments. Riiiiiiiight. > > Mike, if you can trust a company who brags about "delivering 6.2 million > > recorded pixels" and then admits that the sensor only has "3.14 million > > pixels total" but "6.2 million photodiodes," then go ahead. Fuji is > > trying to mislead the public again, and they've found a way to circumvent > > the rules that were put into place after their *last* attempt to mislead > > consumers. > No, it's only a 3 mp camera, but what it does with the extra sensors is > really cool. I'd rather have extended dynamic range than greater enlargement > capability for my money.
I agree. I like sensors which are innovative, like the Super CCD and Foveon, and I love the idea of an extended dynamic range. My main problem with Fuji when it comes to digital cameras is just that I don't trust them and their claims. > I won't actually buy this camera, but I'll be eagerly awaiting a more > upscale model with the SR sensor. Yeah, that will definitely be worth seeing. It's going to be interesting to see what happens with digital cameras once storage media increase significantly in size and decrease in price, and *all* digital cameras will have enough resolution to make decent 8x10's. Once resolution isn't the crucial issue, I hope more attention will turn to the design, noise reduction, dynamic range, etc. chris
