Friday, December 24, 2010

Sizing a Sensor: No Easy Way

Sizing a Sensor: No Easy Way
By DAVID POGUE
Sensor size is important in pocket cameras, but figuring out
that size among various products is baffling.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/23/technology/personaltech/23pogue.html?nl=technology&emc=cta1

Slide Show: Pocketable Cameras for Low Light
http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2010/12/22/technology/personaltech/20101223-pogue-ss.html?nl=technology&emc=cta1

This week, you get two columns in one.

One is about new pocket cameras that take sharp pictures in low light without the flash — a magnificent moment in the evolution of cameras, thanks to an unusually large light-sensing chip.

The other column is about a shady scheme that's being perpetuated by the world's camera companies.