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Originally Posted by Peter Ward
Due its small pixels., that 14.2mp Sony sensor is no where near as large as say a KAF16803. (approx 22mm vs 38mm). Well depths are also lacking.
I'm also of the opinion Sony's lack of noise is artificial...Sony chips constantly bleed charge to achieve this.
I've yet to be shown how a thermally liberated electron can be distinguished from the photon liberated variety. At least with Kodak chips you get the option of deciding what to do about the signal + noise.
(..plus why oh why, do Sony only publish "relative" QE specs...or has that changed recently?)
Kodak going broke would be a very sad day for amateur CCD imaging.
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Peter they are 24 x 16 with a well depth of 32ke so much of what you say is true, however, having used chips from both manufacturers the Sony is definately less noisy then the Kodak regardless of the means they have used to achieve that. Problem with the Sony's is they dont make useful sized chips in mono and you are stuck with a OSC. Like you I don't want to see Kodak disappear but it will not be the end of the amature imaging world if they do.
Mark