On Tue, 24 Jul 2001 18:11:54 -0400, tom wrote:
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>Anyone know how the Phillips ccd will handle in low light? Also, is it a
>ccd? The D30 uses a CMOS chip. If anyone is versed in the differences,
>I'd like to hear about them.
AFAIK, the 6 mega-pixel Philips is a CMOS design, not ccd.
The difference between the two is that CMOS is a lot cheaper to produce,
but (the older generations) suffer from more noise in the image wich is a
problem for low-light situations.
Canon claimed to have solved that with their CMOS chip in the D30, and
it probably was a big step ahead compared to previous CMOS stuff.
Not sure it is as good as ccd though ...
The Philips chip (and firmware) still have to prove themselves I guess.
Regards, JvW
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