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Re: [APML] Foveon Chip

George Anderson wrote:
> 
> The question are...
> How noisy is the chip with long time exposures?
> Is the chip a CMOS imager or CCD?

It's CMOS.  In other words basically useless for long exposures.  But
since CMOS is _far_ less expensive than CCD, that is where the consumer
market is heading.  

Plus the QE is not mentioned anywhere.  

Gene Horr
genehorr@texas.net

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