New Kodak technology for colour cameras

[Kal]

SMH Article link (http://www.smh.com.au/news/cameras--videos/breakthrough-in-boosting-photo-quality/2007/06/14/1181414468096.html)

Kodak's new technology, which will replace the bayer matrix colour filter which sits above the CCD/CMOS sensor, reportedly makes colour imaging systems 2-4 times more sensitive to light. This can only be good for astronomy as it will make single shot colour CCD cameras more efficient.

Found this (http://www.imaging-resource.com/NEWS/1181811769.html) article that explains it more. Basically what they are doing is simply adding non-filtered cells into the filter that sits above the chip. These full luminence pixels form a mono image which they can then turn into a color image with the rest of the R/G/B filtered cells.

[bojan]

This means the resolution for colour will be compromised even more...
Also, I do not believe the increase in sensitivity is that much.. the number will be 20% or slightly more, judging by the number of pancromatic pixels (unless they are using high transmission filters, and filters used so far are of relatively low transmission)
Foveon has something much better.. This technology has been developed couple of years ago and Sigma has already commercial cameras on the market for some time.
They are very expensive, though....
www.foveon.com (http://www.foveon.com)