Frank Wijsmuller wrote:
> Maybe we don't take it too seriously remembering this ;-).
>
> *4 mega pixels CCD is good enough for consumer use
>
> In the Camedia E-10 press conference on 22 August 2000, the President
of
> Olympus, Mr Masatoshi Kishimoto gave the following remarks.
>
> "We will stop the research on high resolution CCD."
>
> "We have been continuously developing high quality digital camera with
> high
> resolution CCD. But E-10's 4M pixels CCD is able to give very
satisfactory
> results even in enlarged prints. I think this is the end of the high
> resolution CCD competition."
>
> "5M or 6M pixels are too much for consumer use. Operation, design and
> other
> added values are more important from now on."*
>
> Regards, Frank
>
Well, Olympus kept their promise by emphasizing the importance to
operation, design and other added values.
Wiliam
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