Photo: Digital Camera Info (was OT:)
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- Subject: Photo: Digital Camera Info (was OT:)
- From: "* I* J* <j*@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Thu, 12 Mar 1998 23:13:05 -0700 (MST)
skid@bway.net wrote:
>
> >They've not made a CCD camera yet that can have
> >or store the vast amount of data that's in one
> >35mm film frame.
>
> Well, not exactly true. They exist, but cost around $80,000 (really).
>
> What we are saying is that _eventually_ film will be a product of the past
> like typewriters and and personal (live) answering services. All the
> technology in the world however will not repalce skill and talent behind
> the lens.
>
-- various snips --
Remember as well that you have to consider who your audience is. If all you
are going to do with a picture is put it up on a website, then you only need
is 75 dpi and many of the existing CCD cameras will do just fine. Anything
greater than 75 dpi is a waste of storage space and download time.
John | "There be dragons here"
| Annotation used by ancient cartographers
| to indicate the edge of the known world.
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