Douglas Newman wrote: > > Actually, it's the opposite. CMOS use much less power > than CCD but they have higher noise levels.
ok.... > > Canon CMOS have very low noise levels because of a > proprietary "noise elimination circuit" that is > patented by Canon. This type of technology only works > with CMOS (because of the way the data gets off the > sensor in a CMOS as opposed to CCD) but anyhow it is > proprietary, patented technology that nobody else can > touch. ok.... > > the only other large-sensor CMOS cameras > are the Nikon D2X/D2Xs and the Sony DSC-R1. Both have > quite high noise levels given the size of their > sensors. I think this is a case of pixel density. The Nikon D2X is 12MP on an APS sensor and the Sony is 10MP on a smaller-than-APS sensor. And actually I have not heard of poor noise performance with the D2X(s), on the contrary, I've heard people praise it. -- Christian http://photography.skofteland.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
