On Tue, 29 Oct 2002, Iren & Henry Chu wrote: > On the other hand, D-SLRs like D100 use Interline Frame Readout CCDs which > are complex and very expensive to manufacture. These CCDs cannot record > images in a continuous manner like the Interlaced CCD do and they needs > mechanical shutters.
Actually, I am wondering what this term "Interline Frame Readout CCD" means. As far as I know, CCD can only belong to one of the following types: Interline transfer, Frame transfer and Full-Frame transfer..... but not two at the same time!! I see that this term is used in dpreview and I believe it could be a mis-translation. In fact, D100 uses Sony ICX413AQ CCD sensor, and its specs stated that it is a conventional interlaced interline transfer CCD. It claimed better saturation, sensitivity and smear value; but nothing special about its CCD design. http://www.sony.co.jp/SonyInfo/News/Press/200202/02-0220/ As it is a interlaced sensor design, a mechanical shutter is required. As far as the speed, it is mostly affected by the design rather than the underlying technology. The recently announced Kodak 11 Meg CCD KAI-11000CM can generate image as fast as 20 frames per second. -- --Lawrence Kwan--SMS Info Service/Ringtone Convertor--PGP:finger/www-- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.vex.net/~lawrence/ -Key ID:0x6D23F3C4--
