On Mon, 7 Jan 2002 18:10:27 +0100, "peter nederveld" wrote:

>Hi David
>
>This tekst i've found on the internet.
>
>i hope it is of some use to you.
>
>Or you've read it allready
>
>I've found it with the search machine deja on pc120

[long piece deleted]
Most of the piece appears correct - though
I think the part about equal-sized pixels in the
PC5 vs PC100 is not - and it does show in less
low-light range for the PC100 vs. the PC5; you
trade greater resolution from interpolation from
a larger number of pixels for low-light reach
(and color noise levels - even in bright light
you can easily see color noise in smooth-tone
areas shot with megapixel one-chip cameras...).
None of this is magic, but a set of trade-offs
modifiable by changing the conditions... (one
chip vs. three; megapixel vs. not; "HAD" CCDs
vs. not; CCD size; bit-rate and signal-processing;
picture characteristics like contrast,
edge-sharpening, etc. - and even color-bias).
Unless something new comes along to reset the
balance, all we are going to see is different
sets of image compromises with different
models, but nothing "revolutionary"...