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Subject: [OM] Re: [OT] E-3 speculation
From: Winsor Crosby <wincros@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 09:49:43 -0800
Not really. With a Bayer sensor you get a point for every pixel that  
is advertised. Only its color is interpreted. With the Foveon you are  
only getting 3.4 MP. You are getting 3  pieces of color information  
for each of the 3.4 MP and they are trying to fool you that it is  
resolution.

The thing is that the Bayer sensor has limitations that reduce its  
resolution and the Foveon seems to get closer to its actual  
resolution. So the Foveon 3.4 MP looks much better than a 3MP Bayer.  
Again it is believing your eyes and not relying on numbers to tell  
you what you think you see.



Winsor
Long Beach, California, USA




On Dec 21, 2005, at 8:13 AM, savvo wrote:

> Andrew Dacey wrote:
>> [...]                              But it's really 3.4mp x 3. In
>> terms of enlarging it to the point where things become pixelated,
>> you're dealing with a 3.4mp image.
>
> But isn't that the same for anyone's sensor? Any one pixel can only  
> see
> one colour, the rest is 'fixed in the software'?
>
> -- 
> Chris
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