Charge Coupled Device (CCD) digital cameras are everywhere these days, but it is hard to design a very high performing camera that works no matter where or when the user wants to use it. Optimizing a ...

Mainstream CMOS chipmaking technology is becoming more competitive for capturing light in digital cameras. It's swept the high-end SLR market. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and ...

Nearly everyone knows that fingerprints are unique but fewer know that fingerprint biometric readers are very different as well. Most people are familiar with the more common optical biometric readers ...

After two decades use, we are all familiar with basic CCD technology. During this period, the most recent development has been CCD sensors that support HD. CMOS sensors, like CCDs, are made from ...

If you spend a lot of time reading about cameras, you’re probably familiar with the terms CMOS sensor and CCD sensor, as they describe the two most popular digital camera sensor types. You probably ...

Charged-coupled devices were the first solid-state image sensors. CCDs offer superior picture resolution, but because they require more power, they are generally more expensive to create than CMOS ...

The latest generation of CMOS and charge-coupled device (CCD) image sensors features wider spectral bandwidths, higher sensitivity levels, lower noise operation, and smaller form factors. Better ...

Way back in 2008, Canon — the stalwart Japanese camera brand — released its EOS 5D Mark II model, which heralded a new era of digital photography. It was one of the first DSLR (which stands for ...