CMOS vs CCD

whats your take on CMOS vs CCD. i was reading up on it and found that CMOS leads to faster processing but the picture quality will be less when compared to a CCD.
further i found most canon cameras including the mark iii to be based on CMOS while nikon is using CCD.
is this a huge difference or am i just naive?

aditya73 wrote in post #3724127
whats your take on CMOS vs CCD. i was reading up on it and found that CMOS leads to faster processing but the picture quality will be less when compared to a CCD.
further i found most canon cameras including the mark iii to be based on CMOS while nikon is using CCD.
is this a huge difference or am i just naive?

Classic 1D, there is no substitute, 'nuff said.

yay 1D Classic!

CCD does suck up teh battery power though.

Take a look at the 1DmkII and on and all the 1Ds cameras. Then compare them to all the other CCD cameras out there. Nuff said, too!

CCD's don't have the edge anymore.

I read up on the differences prior to buying and decided on the CMOS over CCD which I guess is why I have Canon and not Nikon.

If others are interested; some background: http://electronics.how​stuffworks.com/questio​n362.htm

that little article is quite old... cmos chips now have the advantage in sensitivity because of how the amplifiers work (less lossy than the ccd type), and microlenses used today solved most of the other problems. while it is true that ccd will give you a better image quality (base ISO mind you), the only way to actually notice it in your photos is to chill both chips to well below freezing (cold ccd sensors work better than hot ones). Hell, the only thing that hasn't changed now is the better battery life, doubt any d50 (non i know of, and i do know two d50 users) gets 1k shots with an IS lens on one battery (2500 on two)

as for the 1d classic vs all newer dslr canons, reason for 1d being sharper is because it has no AA filter in front of the sensor.

aditya73 wrote in post #3724127
further i found most canon cameras including the mark iii to be based on CMOS while nikon is using CCD.
is this a huge difference or am i just naive?

I believe Nikon uses a CMOS sensor in their best DSLR, the D2Xs, if that means anything.

I assume that they would choose the best technology available for their top of the line model.

Scott

Personally, I don't care is the sensor is a little bird with a chisel and a stone tablet....

Sensor technology is irrelevant. The photos that come out are what matters, and Canon has found a way to make CMOS work. When Canon finds a better technology, you can bet that CMOS will get the boot.

ScottE wrote in post #3725796
I assume that they would choose the best technology available for their top of the line model.

Scott

So Canon chose CMOS for their top of the line models (all but one). I would assume that Canon chose the best technology available.

Shoot at ISO 3200 on a 1D Mk.II and a D200. See what the best technology is.

cosworth wrote in post #3725927
So Canon chose CMOS for their top of the line models (all but one). I would assume that Canon chose the best technology available.

Shoot at ISO 3200 on a 1D Mk.II and a D200. See what the best technology is.

I am a 1d Classic fanatic x 2. I also have a 1DKII as well as a 5D and 30D, also a 300 D, G6 and Pro1. There is a tool for every job. Shooting high ISO as Cosworth suggests requires the right tool. The 1D Classic aint it. The 5D is. Thank goodness we are not limited to only one camera. However, for everday shooting, and some studio stuff [1/500 sync] the 1D Classic is hard to beat. The 1D Classic is an outstanding macro camera as well, slap a 180 3.5 L or a MP-E on it with a 24EX, and a macro rail, and wow.

I've had some experience with a 1D... I was constantly amazed at how blown the red channel would get under nearly every circumstance. I'm even aware of it with my 1Ds cameras, the red channel has to be tip toed around.

Great cameras though. Mind you 100 years from now people will wonder how we survived with such equipment.

CMOS all the way. Nikon had to go CMOS for a 12 MOP camera, CCD just can't scale efficiently.

cosworth wrote in post #3725927
So Canon chose CMOS for their top of the line models (all but one). I would assume that Canon chose the best technology available.

Which current Canon camera does not use a CMOS sensor? The way Canon promotes CMOS I thought they had given up on CCD.

Scott