Bob Talbot <BobTalbot@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: >> The reason is that their SuperCCD layout produces significantly > bigger >> pixel cells at the same pixel pitch, and hence lower noise. The >> bloated file sizes are just collateral damage. > > David > > Again, that's the spin not the reason. > > So the bigger pixels produce lower noise. Fine, no argument there. > But that is not the reason to bloat the pixel numbers just for the > sake of it in camera. The SuperCCD pixel layout *isn't rectangular*. You *can't* simply produce a pixel-by-pixel TIFF file from it. The simplest, and the actual, method used to get the diamond array turned into a rectangular grid is to take it up to the next higher size first. The "12 megapixel" possibility really is inherent in the SuperCCD layout. -- David Dyer-Bennet, <mailto:dd-b@xxxxxxxx>, <http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/> RKBA: <http://noguns-nomoney.com/> <http://www.dd-b.net/carry/> Pics: <http://dd-b.lighthunters.net/> <http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/SnapshotAlbum/> Dragaera/Steven Brust: <http://dragaera.info/>
