With the advent of nano technology, tiny light tubes are used to create a dense
capture surface, while the light then travels down to a detector that is 10
times
as large as the initial light tube capture area. By staging the sensors cells
at various
depths, the increased area for the sensor can be accommodated, some being
deeper, some shallower. For increased sensitivity, the majority of the sensors
are monochromatic, and every now and then a color sensor is added to the mix.
The monochromatic sensors are referred to as rods, while the color sensitive
ones are referred to as cones. The unique structure allows a 4/3rds area
to have the sensitivity and low noise of a much larger normal image sensor,
allowing the new 4/3rds sensor to far exceed the capability of a flat sensor
with
a Bayer pattern. With this new technology, the 4/3rds sensor has the performance
of 4x5 camera in a super compact body. In addition, the sensor surface is
no longer required to be flat, but can be curved allowing for dynamic optical
system lenses that can far exceed lenses that have rectilinear requirements
and their need for super low dispersion glass. However, the new structure
can only be used with live view, due to the lens to sensor distance and the
non-flat sensor surface area. However, the new live view is so enhanced
and responsive, it is now referred to as live seeing...
Welcome to the new world of 3 dimensional nano technology electronics.
ws
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