On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 7:49 AM, paul stenquist <[email protected]> wrote:
>> > I have no problem with the Samsung sensor in the K7. The rendering is > excellent and the detail is amazing. I think the low noise at high ISO > capability of the Sony sensor may be a tradeoff on lower ISO detail. And I > don't know if it's a function of sensor, software or both, but the exposure > control of the K7 is the best of any camera by far. > Paul > The tradeoff in low-ISO detail has everything to do with that extra 2.5MP and nothing to do with high ISO capabilities, it's just enough to make the small visible difference we're seeing and resolution testing backs it up (the K-x has excellent resolution for a 12MP camera). The 14.6MP Sony sensor resolves similarly to the Samsung part (when comparing the A550 to the K-7) while still delivering much better high ISO performance. I expect it will be the 14.6MP Sony sensor, not the K-x's 12MP sensor, in the K-7 update. -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- 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.
