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Old August 29th 07, 10:02 PM posted to rec.photo.digital,rec.photo.digital.zlr
Dave Cohen
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Default Making sense of the sensor size?

bugbear wrote:
Gisle Hannemyr wrote:
This designation has clearly stuck
(although it should have been thrown out long ago).


I suspect the manufacturers are happy for the
size to be obscure, since people
might find the actual sizes disconcerting.

There's nothing to stop manufacturers
putting sensor dimensions in
"normal units" in their brochures, advert
or manuals, and yet they don't.

BugBear


I suspect your suspicions are accurate. Attempting juggle sensor size,
zoom range, noise and mp value is something they probably prefer to do
behind closed doors where they can better balance value vs hype.
Dave Cohen