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> Large, high quality sensors becoming affordable.
This is a tricky one. Electronics generally reduce price by shrinking the
dimensions of a chip, allowing for higher throughput in manufacturing with
lower defect rates. So it is unlikely you'll get bigger physical dimensions
on the sensor chip AND have it be cheaper. If this were possible I think
you'd see more full-frame (35mm) sensors in prosumer DSLRs.
You may see however, that they will keep cranking up the number of pixels on
the same size sensor. Not sure this helps with better ISO's light gathering
etc.
"Kevin McMurtrie" <mcmurtri@dslextreme.com> wrote in message
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> In article <d0l29f$46f$1@svr7.m-online.net>,
> Volker Hetzer <volker.hetzer@gmx.de> wrote:
>
> > g n p wrote:
> > > Seems to me that the current gen. sensor size and pixel count (2/3"
and
> > > 8Mpix respectively) have pretty well maxed out, for the non-dslr
cameras.
> > > Anyone have any idea-read something about the next generation?? Bigger
> > > size,
> > > more pixels, new tricks??
> > > TIA
> > I guess one "new" trick is what fuji does by having differently sized
> > pixels for increased contrast ability.
> >
> > Lots of Greetings!
> > Volker
>
> It that like their diamond shaped sensors that produced double the
> physical resolution? Or maybe it's like their current technology that
> uses octagon shaped sensors to increase the chroma resolution. I
> wouldn't take Fuji's "technological breakthroughs" too seriously.
>
> The multiple sensor size trick sounds old to me. I'm sure I heard about
> it three years ago when sensor noise and dynamic range were crippling
> problems.
>
> The new technologies that I forsee are:
> Camera body size reduction.
> Improved battery life.
> Large, high quality sensors becoming affordable.
> Higher ISO ratings by improving light gathering.
> Better image quality in tough conditions.
> Faster autofocus.
> Consumer feature integration- wireless, video, music, phone, P2P, etc.