On Thu, 26 Jan 2006 09:50:10 -0000, Kostas Kavoussanakis
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On Thu, 26 Jan 2006, Rob Studdert wrote:
They may well be able to spit out a sensor in short time, the question
is will
it be as good and as polished as those produced by companies who have
been
optimising similar technologies for decades, I suspect not.
I am with Rob on that, common sense amplified by the fact (??? Anyone
care to correct me? Please say I am wrong :-) that Samsung P&S cameras
are not acclaimed for their sensor technology. I of course hope they can
surprise us.
You're wrong. :-)
I don't know if you have read DP Review's review of Samsung's recently
introduced Pro815. Although there are a number of criticisms of the
camera (eg: shutter lag, no IS), there is no criticism of the sensor
itself. Whilst it might not have received aclaim, it hasn't received
brickbats either. The impression one is left with is that the sensor does
the job perfectly satisfactorily.
Samsung is one of the world's biggest chip makers, so I would not expect
them to have too much difficulty producing a larger sensor of similar
quality. Sensor chips are becoming a commodity now; the technology is old
hat.
Incidentally, in the conclusion DP Review said: "For a 'first attempt' at
a 'prosumer' camera it is nothing short of remarkable".
John
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