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2006-11-09, 08:52

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Originally Posted by Powerdoc View Post
In a resolution point of vue, the new foveon is equal to a 8 mpixels Bayer sensor.

Show me the math. This sounds like something you read at the dpreview forums, which are notoriously bad for spreading half-truths and misinformation, because 80% of the people in there will say anything to make thsemselves feel better about a purchase they wish to make.

The specs on this sensor are very clear. Each R,G,B layer on the sensor captures 4.6 MP worth of data, and then green doesn't count double in the final interpolation AFAIK. This is a 4.6MP camera. The physical dimension of the image is not even 3000x2000, which is 6MP. You can't just believe the hype and say "oh it's at least as good as 8MP", because there's no physical property of the camera to back that up.

Now, maybe its 4.6MP files stand up to enlargement better than most cameras in its resolution range, and maybe you can safely enlarge up to the equivalent of 8MP without blurring or artifacting, but so too can you take a clean 8MP and enlarge up to 10 or 12 if you're careful in how you do it.

I'm sure the colors will be great but truthfully, there are 4 or 5 DSLRs out there right now that give you outstanding color when used properly. Good enough that most people will never be able to tell the difference. And ultimately, it's going to be the printer and paper, not the sensor that determines how much people like the final output.

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