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Digital Camera Sensors Are Powered by CCD and CMOS Technologies
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ccd and cmos technology
Digital cameras and digital camera technology, whether in a stand-alone camera or those built into cell phones, are more common because of the decrease in pricing. One of the reasons the prices have been on the downturn with digital cameras is the introduction of CMOS sensors. These sensors cost less to manufacture than their counterpart, the CCD sensor.
Complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) and charge-coupled devices (CCD) sensors begin at the same level, with the ability to convert light into electrons. When you consider that the sensor in a digital camera has a two dimensional array of millions of mini solar cells, all of which work together to transform light in a port of the image into electrons. CMOS and CCD technology is able to do this task, through differing technologies.
The chips then read the accumulated charge of the cells contained in the image and then transport it through the chip. Through the use of an analog to digital converter the cells are converted into a pixel and then into a digital value. With the CMOS technology there are more than one transistor in use to capture and amplify the pixels. CMOS devices provide a more flexible approach because the technology allows the pixels to be read individually rather than as a group.
Transporting a charge across the chip without distorting the image is performed by the CCDs. The technology provides a high-quality sensor and captures the image while retaining its quality and integrity. CMOS sensors don’t provide as high a quality image or low-noise image as do the CCDs; the CMOS sensors are more easily interrupted by noise and light. CCDs use much more power than CMOS chips and this may mean there will need to be a cooling system incorporated into devices that uses a CCD chip.
CCDs are typically used in digital cameras that have a need for a high quality image that captures myriad pixels. The CMOS sensor cameras provide an owner quality, lower resolution photograph. CMOS sensors are quickly improving and catching up to the technology and clarity of the CCD cameras.