Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/07/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Doug, >>Having seen what a Kodak CCD does behind Leica glass, a CMOS sensor would not get me too excited.<< I did some research on this CCD vs CMOS thing some time ago. After reading and reading and reading I concluded that the type of sensor -- although they are different in many ways -- doesn't really matter to potential image quality. CCD technology was ahead in the early days, but CMOS technology was catching up, and by now may very well have caught up. Things like microlenses, AA filters, and even camera firmware have a much greater impact on image quality than what type of sensor is used, although I could be wrong. If one sensor type really does have an advantage over the other (in terms of potential image quality, and not manufacturing cost, power consumption, etc., etc.) I'd sure like to hear about it. Dave R