DSPographer

Since all the control over the amount of apodization occurs in the first stop, I think a valid criticism is that this lens should have allowed finer aperture increments than 1/3 stop. [Edit] Wait,...

I agree that stopping down more than a stop is not what this lens is intended for. However, I see stopping down by 1/3 stop (as shown in the article yielding a less strong apodization effect) as a...

Looking at cell-phone cameras, there are diminishing returns for sensors with pixels smaller than about 1.5 microns. So, I think a full-frame camera with "only" 384 mega-pixels would be satisfactory.

Some more technical details:
http://image-sensors-world.blogspot.com/2017/02/sony-presents-3-layer-stacked-sensor.html

By including DRAM in the sensor stack and increasing A-D resources Sony has created a new stacked sensor for smart-phones with full 19 Mpix read-out in 1/120 s: http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/News/Pr ...

Bill, A suggestion: try using un-filled markers for the plot. With the markers filled, the last printed points are often mostly obscuring the points underneath.

Maybe that's why the maximum fine is low: the expectation is that the victim will get a more appropriate amount in a civil suite.

The need to accommodate the wide range of angles of light that the rangefinder style lenses present to the sensor may be one reason the pixel count is not higher.

On an off-topic note: Shouldn't state legislatures realize that the fines versus jail time options are now ridiculously unbalanced? The maximum fine of $5000 is less than the price of many better...

I agree that Graeme Nattress has a good understanding of signal processing. The quote he linked discussed spatial noise suppression, although he then says just noise suppression he might not be ...

I worded it poorly. I didn't mean another example of FAA enforcement, but another example of a drone operator being charged.
I did provide a quote from the fly for fun section as well.
The FAA does...

Retinal scanning is almost never used, it is just confused with iris scans which are what are really used.
The iris texture is only visible using infrared for people with pigmented (ex....

Another example: A drone operator convicted of reckless endangerment:
https://news.seattle.gov/2017/01/13/city-attorneys-office-prevails-in-drone-case/

Red uses a proprietary raw data compression scheme that they developed. They have stated that it is wavelet based and works on the raw data before demosaicing.

Sometimes the FAA directly enforces its rules. They just settled a lawsuit against SkyPan for flying over New York and Chicago for $200,000. This is reduced from the initial proposed amount of...

Note: part-107 rules are for "fly-for-work" drone operation, but fly for fun safety rules are similar. An excerpt from the "fly-For-Fun" FAA page states:
"Never fly over groups of...

Correction Inspire-1 max level still air speed is 22 m/s = 49 MPH.

True, and you would most likely be charged under a state statute: but I think the local police & prosecutor would be likely to cite the FAA rule when charging you with something like reckless...

Baseball 0.149 Kg vs 2.948 Inspire-1 drone
Speed: Baseball 37.1 m/s standard line drive, 53.6 m/s Max Major league home run, Inspire-1 drone 22 m/s max in still air.
Baseball kinetic energy: 100 J...

Inspire 1: About 6.5 lbs with a 22 MPH top speed. Not exactly as dangerous as an out of control car. Still, its illegal to operate over other people which basically bans operation over cities.