Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]George wrote: >>The system = the technologies that make it possible.<< Speaking of systems, I can recall my first use of a digital camera. It was a Fuji in the late 90's. Most camera phones today could probably take higher quality images. I don't know if CCD or CMOS is better. Some years back I studied up on the differences and eventually determined that I would never make a camera choice based on type of sensor. Check out the Feature and Performance Comparison. CCD = higher system complexity. CMOS = Higher Chip complexity (although since the chip is part of the systems, does any of it really matter to anyone but the engineers?) http://www.dalsa.com/corp/markets/ccd_vs_cmos.aspx My D700 (CMOS) take much better images than my D100 (CCD). Digital cameras have come a long way and continue to improve. That's all I know for certain. Dave R