On 23/7/04, John Forbes, discombobulated, offered: >Answer the question, please, Cotty. What's so good about CMOS?
I don't know if anything is so good about it, but when I was looking into digital, I read that on the whole, CCDs are (were) supposed to be better at recreating digitally what was in front of the lens, but required more battery power. Then I read comparisons between 6MP CCDs and 6 MP CMOSs and there was little difference. This tipped the balance in favour of CMOS for me. I have to say that the power consumption on the CMOS continually amazes me. I put to batteries in and with just picking up the camera occasionally, no major shooting, just pottering about, I can go for weeks without recharging. I also reasoned that as CMOSs were apparently cheaper to produce, the net result might be more affordable hardfware and/or better features in the future. I have not changed that view. HTH Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=====| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _____________________________
