On Mon, 10 Mar 2003 05:33:52 -0800, Keith Whaley wrote: > type size color depth > OptioS 1/2.5" inline CCD 3.34 Mpixels 10 bit x 3 colors > Pentax 450 1/1.8" 4.13 Mpixels 10 bit x 3 colors > Pentax 550 1/1.8" 5.25 Mpixels 12 bit x 3 colors > > bit depth > Epson PC750Z 1/2.7 CCD 1.25 Mpixels 24 bit x 16 meg colors > > I suspect "color depth" and "bit depth" are somehow different, but I > don't know how.
In the tables above, "color depth" is the number of bits per color. "Bit depth" is the number of bits in all colors. So, the OptioS and 450 have a "bit depth" of 30, and the 550 has a "bit depth" of 36. OTOH, the PC750 has a "color depth" of 8 bits each in three colors. TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ
