"programmable 5 or 12 Mega Pixel CMOS sensor" Which one is it? Some man. sell 12 mp cameras with 5 mp sensors then upsize the image.
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The cameras chip sensor is 5MP, however thru interpolarization, which many cameras use, it can produce up to 12MP pictures. It basically will take a true 5MP picture but if you have it set to 12MP it will automatically create 'cloned' pixels next to the original pixel that will make the image larger and thus create a 12MP photo.
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You can program the camera to take pictures within a range of 5 to 12 mega pixels range.
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You can select 5 MP to save space on your memory card or you can select 12 MP, which takes more space.
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You can select image sizes of 5 or 12 Mega Pixel. I believe the CMOS sensor is 12. I have 23 cameras and this one takes the best pictures and video by far. You will be very happy with it. The batteries last about 12 months also.
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According to this New York Times 12/07 roundup of &lt; $300 pocket digital cameras http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/06/technology/personaltech/06pogue.html the F50fd bested all of the other cameras in the review for image quality, and specifically for low-light situations. It claims that the larger sensor size (not the megapixels) is the reason. Quotes from the review: "The 12-megapixel photos are delightful; indoors, outdoors, with the flash or without." and ... "amazing natural-light performance." ------------------------------------------ Edit: Hmm, but check out also the Customer Reviews above, that say high ISO (low light settings) images have noise reduction artifacts? What was David Pogue thinking, then?
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And if they stuck Sigma's Foveon sensor in it and it would be truly exceptional.Sigma is the betamax of the digital camera world. Nobody's heard of it or uses it even though it is the best. Pity about the rest of the Sigma camera functions!
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I agree with j-rob. Does anyone know how the newer model (HDR-XR500V) performs in low-light situations? They claim the Exmor-R sensor helps with these situations. It's too bad there's no easy or cost-effective way to upgrade. I'm not in the position to spend another $1k+ for a new camcorder that handles low-light.
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14 megapixels on such a tiny sensor makes each teeny weeny pixel unresponsive to even moderate levels of light. So minicams with above 10 MP have very poor performance if the picture is not taken in daylight or strong flash. Canon responded by placing a new 10 MP sensor (the largest they could fit in the camera, with the largest MP count that would meet their low-light performance floor) in the G11. Result? I sold my G10 with its noisy, overpixellated marketing gimmick of a sensor in favor of a solid imaging performer in the G12. Now I own both the G12 and the S95, a tiny pocket camera that has the same sensor, the same guts and a better lens, but I can carry it around with me. I find myself leaving the G12 at home and using the s95 for about 90 percent of the point-and-shoot work I do. It gets me the shot, just like the G12 does. But it fits unobtrusively in my front pants pocket. In sensitive situations like certain museums that don't allow flash photography and/or public figures that see every big camera as belonging to paparazzi, the S95 can get you shots with its fast lens and responsive 10MP sensor that the old G10 could never get. It's an awesome bit of technology, and I love it. If you haven't yet bought the G12, you should give the S95 a test drive. It is truly a G you can fit in your pocket.
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still photo:: recording pixels 16-mp=4608 x 3456 ,, 12-mp=4608 x 2592 ,, 8-mp=3264 x 2448 ,, 5-mp=2592 x 1944 3-mp=2048 x 1536 ,, 2-mp=1920 x 1080 ,, .3-mp=640 x 480 lowest pixels are determined by photo quality i assumed you were asking for ?? light and speed settings will effect photo quality.. i am louise's husband phill,, this is basically a mini35 mm slr digital with rear lcd screen and small viewfinder for the eye when sun is bright and rear lcd screen is hard to see ( great feature if you wear aoto darkining glasses ) great travel camera ,, small - compact - all auto and manual features ( bells & whistles ) no need for telephoto lenses !!! best of all it takes great photoes uses regular aa bateries qty(4) will last 200/300 photoes and small video clips !! takes added 16 gb sd card high resolution photo type ... need to buy for added photo storage capacity cost $18/22 range !! best photo camera i have ever purchased ,, old camera is canon rebel eos non digital 35mm slr !! hope this helps you decide...
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D-Lux 6 is a CMOS sensor. CCD is much more lifelike, and more treasured among Leica crowd.
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I believe you (ranthon007) are operating under a false assumption. Regardless of what image size you choose to use, the actual physical pixels on the sensor must necessarily remain the size they are, and if that's too small to let in the ideal amount of light, well then you're stuck. I'm not sure whether smaller output sizes are done by rescaling or by simply using fewer of the pixels (i.e. not the whole sensor), but while you MAY be gaining some reduction of noise, there is NOT an actual increase of detail.(Anyone please correct me if any of the above is in at all incorrect!)
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Jason--did you ever find out the answer to your question regarding 2 cameras/1 monitor? I'd like an answer to that as it could be a deal maker or breaker.
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thanks Draven...but do you know if i can also hook up extra motion/trip sensors ? ...and does the cpu use pixel changes in camera images to detect motion that act like a trip sensor/alarm ?
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Does anyone know the differences in the sensor size for the two cameras? Megapixel count doesn't necessarily mean better PQ, but a larger sensor does, right?
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I wondered, why would you purchase an additional 4gb of memory when the camera has 15gb built in? Thanks!
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The high MP counts of less expensive, small sensor cameras are a marketing gimmick. 10-12 MP is really the limit for these cameras - more than that does not give you higher resolution, just higher noise and poor low light performance.
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sorry, i have no idea.. i bought another kit with only 4 cameras. eitherway, i dont know hat ccd or cmos is...
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Dear Patrick, This is from the back of the box: APS-C size sensor; full stereo movie recording (1920 x 1080p) @30fps. Does this help? John
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It sounds like TBone knows more than I do about your specific camera than I do. Sorry if my answer was confusing.
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Just read this:..."I believe Canon discontinued these because they use the same sensor as their "professional" cameras costing up to $4k."They don´t make these cameras anymore, and they come with a very expensive piece. Probably it´s this.