> > Or is it really a 1400x1050 res or somesuch? > The display isn't an RGB matrix on a backlit LCD. It's a mono display on a metallic base that is reflectively lit by sequentially flashing red, green and blue LEDs. That means that its relative resolution is 3 times better than an equivalent 3 colour matrix.
The display is synched to the LEDs so that the appropriate colour band is being displayed when its like-coloured LED is lit. The whole cycle repeats at 60Hz so that 'image tearing' is minimal with fast action or panning (although this only affects the viewfinder image, not the captured image). The old Kodak video colour analysers used the same concept, with a mono CRT monitor and a large filter wheel that spun in synch with the monitors sequential RGB images. BIG. EXPENSIVE. NOISY. And with much better colour fidelity than any colour monitor could deliver at the time. Regards, Anthony > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Peter Loveday > Sent: Saturday, 20 December 2008 5:25 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: testing the G1 ... > > > There's no mistaking that it's an EVF ... you're looking at a video image > > rather than an optical image ... but it's very bright and easy to see, > > the resolution is 1.4Mpixel and the refresh is 60hz so it appears nearly > > as sharp as a good computer monitor. > > I assume thats in camera marketing-speak, making it fairly low res (in > computer terms) at 800x600 or somesuch in reality? > > Or is it really a 1400x1050 res or somesuch? > > - Peter > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
