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Sony Shoots For 4-Filter CCD, 8 Megapixel Camera

Posted by simoniker on from the color-filter-volume-goes-to-four dept.

Artifex writes "If you're looking to spend about $1200 on a new digital camera, check out this Digital Photography Review look at Sony's upcoming 8 MegaPixel Cyber-shot DSC-F828. The most interesting thing isn't the number of pixels in this prosumer-grade camera, but its 4-color filter CCD system. ['Instead of the traditional RGB color filter array, the new CFA is made up of Red, Green, Blue and Emerald (like Cyan) color filters.'] I've always been a strict Canon fan, but this is making me think twice."

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  1. Forget it by furiousgeorge · · Score: 4, Insightful

    http://www.foveon.com

    'nuff said.

    Color filters and staggered pixels? Ringing, moire patterns and color bleeding. No thank you.

    Now that there is a proper color CCD technology, why is anybody using the old system (at least, on a $1200 'professional' camera).

    j

    1. Re:Forget it by SheldonYoung · · Score: 5, Insightful

      No, not 'nuff said. The tradeoff with the Foveon sensor is the stacked detectors for each color component create much more noise in the bottom component. In the end it will mostly come down to which sensor type can be produced more practically.

  2. the best thing is... by BobTheLawyer · · Score: 4, Insightful

    ...that Sony have finally conceded that "Memory Sticks" are a hopeless piece of proprietary crap and have included a Compact Flash slot.

  3. Re:What is 35mm equal to? by jovlinger · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Just to amplify parent:

    Depends on film. The pixels in film are the light grains, and are bigger the faster (more light sensitive) the film is. Better films will have smaller grains for any given speed.

    Then you start comparing to medium format cameras (think fashion fotographer peering down into camera infront of chest), and digital falls even further behind.

    OT comment: Digital is better than film for 90% of the population. The key is that people take a whole lot more pictures with digital cameras, thus taking pictures they never would with a film camera, and any picture you take is MUCH better than the picture you didn't. And, the more pictures you take, the higher your chances of snapping a gem by sheer luck (I know skill plays no part in my photography).

    I've taken several pictures with a digital camera where I was bummed there wasn't more cropping availible, but I would never have taken the pictures at all if I had to lug an SLR or 35 mm "compact" (compared to digital compacts, that's a bit of a joke) along with me.