Tags: dslr, silicon

Upside-down CMOS sensor may spark digital revolution

OmniVision engineers a new camera sensor, promising better image quality and lower cost.

CompactFlash revamp aimed at cameras

A higher-performance revamp of CompactFlash could start arriving in cameras in 2009. But it's not compatible with today's standard, so prepare to toss your old cards.

New CMOS sensors catching on in cameras

Mainstream CMOS chip making technology is becoming more competitive for digital-camera image sensors. It's swept the high-end SLR market.

End of the line for Canon's midsize sensor?

It ain't over 'til it's over, but it looks like Canon's intermediate-size APS-H sensor line, found in 1D Mark III SLRs used by photojournalists, may be at the end of its life span.

Digital SLRs bring lens quandary

The digital era has given camera buyers abundant new choices. But changes that came with higher-end models called digital SLRs have also imposed new lens complexities and compatibility issues buyers hadn't bargained for.

Digital photo basics

Whether you've just bought a digital camera or are in the market for one, you'll learn the basics of buying and using a digicam in this introductory primer on digital photography.

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