On Jan 24, 2012, at 8:50 AM, Matthew Hunt wrote: > On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 8:37 AM, Darren Addy <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I've long wondered what would prevent camera manufacturers from using >> sensor arrays instead of single larger sensors. > > For one thing, there's gaps between sensors due to the sensor > packaging. It's not a big deal for most astronomical applications, > because you typically combine multiple exposures, and offset the > telescope slightly between exposures to fill in the gaps.
Sensor arrays are used on large format backs. I watched a shooter work with a 4 x 5 camera and a digital back tethered to a computer. The complete image, without gaps, resolved almost immediately on the monitor screen. I don't know if the back was gap free or if software corrections were made. But the results were outstanding. Paul > > -- > 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.
