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Subject: [OM] Re: Gear heads tend to be male, was: Discounted E-1s?
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 14:38:50 -0400
Andrew Dacey wrote:
> On 7/13/05, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> 
>>Some interesting specs.  I see that it goes to ISO 800 and 1600 but only
>>at reduced resolution.  I wonder if they are somehow combining the input
>>from multiple pixels for increased sensititivy.  If so, I don't see how
>>it's done since the higher resolution is not an even multiple of the
>>lower resolution values used for ISO 800/1600.
> 
> 
> Maybe they're shooting at full resolution and then downsampling in
> order to eliminate noise. Not sure if this is possible/practical, just
> a thought. I took a peak at the manual and I notice that it's the
> lowest SQ1 resolution (2048 x 1536) that it's limited to.
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I had noticed "SQ1" for ISO 800/1600 but didn't know it was limited to 
2048 x1536.  Since that's only 3MP they still have plenty of other 
pixels to integrate even if there's not an integral multiple involved.

Chuck Norcutt


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