Keith Whaley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Speaking of which, could someone please tell me about why CCD sensor >sizes are shown as a fraction. >For instance, 1/2.7 inch. >This is, of course, reducible to 0.3704". Roughly. >Which represents what? The area of the chip? 0.3704 square inches? Or, >inches square? >Why make a fraction out of it, whatever "it" is?
The designations to which you are referring are based on a standard for vidicon tubes, the original electronic image sensors. There's an explanation here: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0210/02100402sensorsizes.asp -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
