The end of digital photography as we know it

[antdg]

hi

Not sure if anybody has posted this already or not.

BBC NEWS | Technology | Single-pixel camera takes on digital

I don't think so, not for a long while anyway.

Tony

[Blackdog]

That strikes me as just plain silly. Unless I am a total dunderhead, surely the the more pixels the better the image, like medium format film captures more information than 35mm. Simplistic perhaps, but you get the jist

[Kev Lewis]

We designed, built and used a Laser scanning camera that used the same principle 20 years ago !

[badgerwatcher]

Presumably the mirrors perform a similar task to pixels, in that each one is helping in the processing a tiny piece of information unique to itself, but I can't see how it would give clearer definition than pixels, if they are fluctuating. Also, in photoshop and other systems, which I have very poor understanding of, it is possible to alter colour detail and definition by doing various things that selectively affect individual pixels, whereas this way sounds less flexible. It will be very interesting to see how it develops.
I wish they'd stop inventing things for a while, to give me a chance to catch up!

[paulthomas]

This old news. We were discussing this on photography forums months ago.

Originally Posted by badgerwatcher

but I can't see how it would give clearer definition than pixels

Because it only needs one photosensor instead of 8-10 million so you can use a single exotic, high-performance photosensor without making the cost prohibitive.

[badgerwatcher]

Something else to read up on!!!

[nightshade]

Looks a little bulky in the article

[Garden Carpet]

Originally Posted by nightshade

Looks a little bulky in the article

Suitcase sized... but remember Main Frame Computers??
jaki

[themightyzog]

Thanks for pointing this out to us - anything better than the current sensors, and all the problems they bring, would be great
Chris
My Left Eye

[eeyore]

Originally Posted by themightyzog

Thanks for pointing this out to us - anything better than the current sensors, and all the problems they bring, would be great
Chris
My Left Eye

I would suspect that the new set up would have just as many problems , just different ones

Also when the guy in the article says this

"What is so inefficient about this is that we acquire all these numbers - for example 10 megapixels - only to throw away 80-90% when we do the compression process"

he is overlooking the fact that many people use raw which is not significantly compressed