Hi Kevin, On Tue, 28 Feb 2006 20:46:26 +1100, Kevin Waterson wrote:
>I dont get it, the web page says the chip size is >29.0 mm (H) x 19.1 mm (V) > >yet, it claims "Full-Frame CCD; with Square Pixels" >I dont get it? am I missing something here? Seems so, this is 'sensor talk' not 'camera talk' :-) Full-Frame here is a sensor property, meaning it can be read out in one go (the whole frame), as opposed to line by line which is much easier/cheaper to implement but much slower. The latter is often used in the large MF sensors and scanners. Building the image line by line makes real-time shots impossible. In some cases (scanners) the sensor is actually just a single row of imaging-cells that is mechanically moved accros the frame ... It does NOT relate at all to the 'full-frame' area sensor in a camera with a sensor as large as one 'full-frame' 35mm film image Regards, JvW ------------------------------------------------------------------ Jan van Wijk; http://www.dfsee.com/gallery
