Sharp Japan today announced a new CCD which we will probably see in a new wave of compact digital cameras. The RJ21V3BA0ET (just rolls off the tongue) is a 1/1.8" Type CCD (7.2 x 5.3 mm) which packs 8.5 million total pixels (8.3 million effective). This sensor can also deliver 640 x 480 (VGA) at 30 fps for both high resolution live preview and video capture. Just when we thought seven million in the 1/1.8" Type package was enough. This CCD has a pixel pitch of just 2.2 µm (approx. 23% smaller than 8 million pixels on a 2/3" type CCD).
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Sharp Japan today announced a new CCD which we will probably see in a new wave of compact digital cameras. The RJ21V3BA0ET (just rolls off the tongue) is a 1/1.8" Type CCD (7.2 x 5.3 mm) which packs 8.5 million total pixels (8.3 million effective). This sensor can also deliver 640 x 480 (VGA) at 30 fps for both high resolution live preview and video capture. Just when we thought seven million in the 1/1.8" Type package was enough. This CCD has a pixel pitch of just 2.2 µm (approx. 23% smaller than 8 million pixels on a 2/3" type CCD).