13 Nov
2008
13 Nov
'08
3:03 a.m.
On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 10:45, Dan Asimov <dasimov@earthlink.net> wrote:
It seems to me that any advantage conferred by larger pixels' ability to capture more photons per second is exactly nullified by their having to do so simply by virtue of their size.
The large-pixel element is well known in digital photography, where the advantage of a "full frame", 36x24mm sensor, is very noticeable over the tiny sensors used by point&shoots. The issue seems to be the noise (other radiation?) that the "cups" catch. Higher numbers of pixels caught means a higher signal to noise ratio, hence better quality. Cheers, Seb