Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/05/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This is a big deal, and if it gets off the ground, we may see the end of shutter speeds as we know them. On May 3, 2008, at 10:09 AM, Frank Filippone wrote: > This is about 7 stops difference overexposed, and the same > underexposed from > nominal exposure. That is a lot of shadow and highlight detail > thrown into > the mix. > > Frank Filippone > red735i@earthlink.net > > > > Yamada showed a 177x144 pixel image sensor that takes three photos > of the > same scene in rapid succession. In one example, he said, the first > exposure > lasts 1.5 microseconds, the second 150 microseconds, and the third > 15,000 > microseconds (not far from a 1/60 second exposure). Extra circuitry > built > into the sensor records the data from the multiple exposures and > uses an > assortment of electronic capacitors to combine it into a single > image that > spans a greater dynamic range. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information