Why do sensors in compact cameras have to be so small?
Jun 10, 2017 22:39:03 #
The limiting factor may we'll be optics, but it is feasible that future sensors can shove more pixels into a smaller space. Think how memory storage has increased in capacity whist shrinking in size. I think we've only seen the beginning.
Jun 11, 2017 07:51:07 #
ggab
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therwol wrote:
Before we had compact digital cameras, we had comp... (show quote)
I am of the belief that the high end full frame DSLR's and lenses are where the profit is. If you produce such a camera it would attack the high end and kill a large part of that market.
Just my $0.02 worth
Jun 11, 2017 08:13:39 #
Reinaldokool wrote:
People who buy P&S have come to expect extreme zooms. The laws of physics dictate that such extremes require smaller sensors. I've forgotten the exact technical explanation, but I've seen it on several reliable websites including dpreview. That's why even the best ultrazooms have small sensors. Canon could put any sensor they want in an SX-60 or Nikon in a P900, etc. But then they couldn't get the zoom range.
I think this is the most sensible answer. Cost/MM.
Jun 11, 2017 08:30:53 #
Jan 28, 2018 10:26:13 #
Had2
Loc: Long Island, NY
Yours is an excellent point to which I have yet to see an informed answer. Considering everything manufacturers pack into some cameras, I'm not sure I consider "cost" an adequate response in and of itself without more data.
Jan 28, 2018 15:15:13 #
I must disagree. In consumer products, from small items to cars and houses, cost is one of the most important factors. Not to the consumer directly, but certainly to the manufacturer, Wonder why the plastic interior parts in certain expensive cars are prone to breakage? consider, if you cna take out 2 cents from the cost of that pare, multiply that amount by the number of cars produced, and several hundred thousand time 2 can really pile up.
So a camera company wants to sell more cameras, they must be able to sell lots. The average American consumer (don't know about anywhere else) first criteria in purchasing one is the lowest price. So we have the ugly arrival of the so called value engineer.
All consumer products are designed to meet a specific price point. That's where we get smaller sensors.
So a camera company wants to sell more cameras, they must be able to sell lots. The average American consumer (don't know about anywhere else) first criteria in purchasing one is the lowest price. So we have the ugly arrival of the so called value engineer.
All consumer products are designed to meet a specific price point. That's where we get smaller sensors.
Jan 29, 2018 00:32:20 #
Had2 wrote:
Good question. Not so long ago, I posted a messag... (show quote)
The OP wasn't talking about super-zoom camera. I also had an Olympus Stylus camera -mine was 1X ... in other words, it didn't zoom at all. It had a basic simple optical viewfinder. To make even a basic FF digital camera, you'd need a FF sensor, processor, memory interface, and LCD. I'm not sure how much cost we have so far, but I doubt if anyone would see benefit to this camera instead of a camera with a smaller sensor - in other words, we would have a real marketing problem.
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