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Old 21st June 2012   #1
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MF strikes back....

BBC News - Gigapixel camera offers super sharp shots
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But it is just an array of cell phone cameras...
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But it is just an array of cell phone cameras...
Welcome to the future!
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Re: MF strikes back....

Seems the reporter was a little sloppy. 50,000 MP from 98 tiny sensors implies over 500 MP/sensor. The actual number is 1000 MP @ 14 MP/sensor, in B&W only. The researchers plan to work on a 50,000 MP model (they best work on some new computers as well ). From the horse's mouth:

AWARE2 Multiscale Gigapixel Camera

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Yeah, but can it take video and send text messages too?
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Here is an image from it. Surprisingly, not that impressive:

Big Picture: 'Gigapixel' camera image

I think I could do better with a cell phone and photomerge.
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