Gear Imaging Tech All About Image Sensors
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
All About Image Sensors
At the heart of every digital camera is an electronic marvel
At the heart of every digital camera is an electronic marvel. A number of different sensor types are built into today's professional cameras, and the various technologies continue to advance at a torrid pace.
Millions of photographers are purchasing digital cameras every year, and all of them seem to understand the direct correlation between a camera's sensor and the resulting quality of their photographs. That knowledge is common, but too often cursory.
There's clearly a lot of amazing technology packed into a sensor—things like microlenses and color filter arrays and anti-blooming gates—but it's easy to ignore how it works. Understanding the technology provides a better understanding of the image-making process and can lead to better decisions in choosing and using a digital camera.
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