It's cheaper to produce - once you have invested in the manufacturing gear, which is rather expensive - IIRC. In use the battery comsumption, is relatively low. Canon has been very successfful making their own CMOS chips. See: http://www.dalsa.com/markets/ccd_vs_cmos.asp
Regards Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk +45 56 63 77 11 +45 23 43 85 77 Skype: jensbladt248 -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] vegne af Shel Belinkoff Sendt: 2. oktober 2006 01:25 Til: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Emne: RE: CMOS Is CMOS supposedly better than what we have now, and, if so, in what way(s). If it is better, then why aren't other camera manufacturers using such sensors? Shel > [Original Message] > From: Jens Bladt > I believe I read somewhere, that Pentax is planning to take up > pruduction of CMOS image sensors. Does this mean future > genrations of Pentax cameras will have CMOS? Like Canons! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.12.11/460 - Release Date: 10/01/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.12.11/460 - Release Date: 10/01/2006 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
