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Have cropped digital sensors reached their peak design limits?
APS-C and smaller sensors seem to have plateaued off in terms of their megapixel counts, possibly due to diffraction limits. The ISO performance of these sensors has not increased substantially in the ...
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Has low-light ISO performance really improved over the past 3-4 years?
I have a Canon 40D and I always shoot RAW. I am overall pleased with the 40D except for its low-light performance. Anything at or above ISO 800 is unusable for my taste. Just to solve this problem I ...
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What is the nature of noise in small-sensor cameras, and can it be overcome in the future?
What is physical nature of noise in small-sensor cameras? Is is thermal noise in the semiconductor?
Is there hope that in couple of years, noise in small sensors will disappear, and small sensors ...
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Are the sensors of newer DSLRs better beyond just having more MP?
I have a Canon Rebel XTI now, and am considering upgrading my camera body at some point. Aside from the increase in megapixels have there been other improvements to the CMOS sensors of the newer ...
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How effective are in-camera integrated sensor cleaning systems, and have they improved?
Few years ago, Canon introduced some sort of internal sensor cleaning system that (as far as I understand it) shakes the sensor off any dust it collected during use. This shake is very high frequency.
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Fancy technology cropped vs old technology full frame - Which will give better images?
After selling my 1Dmk2 last year the time has come to get myself a new body, all along I'd decided that I wanted to do more "wow" pictures, big landscapes and do some more portait photography (up ...
