Based on the Sigma SA-9 body....... http://www.dpreview.com/news/0202/02021104sigmads9.asp
----- Original Message ----- From: "Peifer, William [OCDUS]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 8:31 AM Subject: CCD sensor array from Foveon > Hi folks, > > Here's some information from NASA Tech Briefs Insider > ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) on the new Foveon color CCD sensor array, > plus a link to additional details, for those who are interested. > > Bill Peifer > Rochester, NY > > =================================================== > > COMPANIES TO WATCH > Dr. Carver Mead, a pioneer of the modern computer chip industry, has > developed > a new Silicon Valley company called Foveon, which will begin shipping a new > type of digital image sensor that can match the photographic capabilities > of 35-mm film. > > The company's sensor chip is being used in a single-lens reflex camera made > in Japan, and a second generation of the sensor is scheduled for shipment > this fall. If purchased by other camera makers, it could be available early > next year in popular brands of digital cameras. Eastman Kodak has inquired > about using the Foveon sensor in one part of its product line. > > Current digital sensors capture light via a mosaic of red, green, and > blue filters that limit information to one color per pixel on the surface of > the sensor. Foveon's X3 sensor captures color by measuring how deeply > photons > of light penetrate the surface of the imaging material. This method provides > a higher resolution from a given number of pixels. > > The new technology also enables integration of high-resolution still > photography with full-motion video. A video camera using the technology > could > record an event, and midway through recording, the user could depress a > shutter button, capture a high-resolution photograph, and seamlessly > continue > recording video. > > Visit http://link.abpi.net/l.php?20020214A5 for more information. > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
