Hi Brad,
CMOS cameras like the 533 don't actually do hardware binning, it's just in camera software binning. Whatever binning you use, the sensor collects the same data but it does reduce the data transfer from the camera by binning it first. It makes a huge difference in file size - a bin 2 file will be half the resolution but a quarter of the file size. My 294MM produces a 8288×5644, ~90mb file in "unlocked" bin 1 mode while bin 2 it's 4144x2822 & ~22mb.
I'm still investigating whether there is any advantage at all to using bin 1 and binning it in post or just using bin 2 straight from the camera.
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A 1 micron 20 megapixel sensor would become a 2 micron 10 megapixel sensor and thus reduce the file size and amount of data to be read.
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In this case it would become a 2 micron 5 megapixel, half the resolution but 1/4 the megapixels.
Cheers,
Mark