Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/02/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]No, the high power usage kills it. Higher heat -> higher noise! On Sun, Feb 28, 2010 at 10:01 PM, Daniel Tan <taniel.dan at gmail.com> wrote: > Hmmmmm... > A better SNR implies better high iso characteristics... > > :Daniel > > On 1 March 2010 15:49, George Lottermoser <imagist3 at mac.com> wrote: > > > That is also my understanding Jayanand. > > CCD: > > Better S:N (signal to noise) characteristics. > > Greater dynamic range. > > Greater ability to render micro detail. > > More expensive to produce. > > Requires more processing power. > > > > Cmos: > > Higher ISO performance. > > On board processors resulting in less power usage. > > Lower Cost. > > > > > > Regards, > > George Lottermoser > > george at imagist.com > > http://www.imagist.com > > http://www.imagist.com/blog > > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > > > On Feb 28, 2010, at 9:17 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > > > > If I remember right, CCD sensors have better noise characteristics than > >> CMOS > >> ones. The major advantages of CMOS sensors are considerably lower power > >> usage and lower manufacturing costs. > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > -- > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> blog: < http://imagecraft.wordpress.com> // portfolio: <http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/PICS/AnotherCalifornia > // mailing lists: <http://www.imagecraft.com/contact.html> [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all previous replies in your msgs. ]