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CCD or CMOS or what??
In the early days of CCD's being applied to astronomy it was easy to refer to cameras as "DSLR's" and alternative CCD cameras as "CCD's"
This has become a catch cry over the years and many (all?) CCD cameras and associated software are just "CCD's"....
But the recent move towards CMOS technology means that in a few years most of our "CCD" cameras will actually be "CMOS" cameras.
I can't see the market/ user base suddenly calling all our cameras/ software "CMOS".....
Maybe we need a more generic term for a electronic chip based camera...or do we just accept the label "CCD" as an acceptable term for them all - like Hoover for vacuum cleaners??????
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