James Fee
07-01-2005, 07:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.eet.com/news/latest/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=164902854' target='_blank'>http://www.eet.com/news/latest/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=164902854</a><br /><br /></div><i>"Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., plans to start sampling soon a CMOS image sensor (CIS) with 5 megapixel QSXGA resolution. Volume production of the device, targeted at mobile phones, digital cameras and camcorders, is expected to commence by the end of the year. Samsung says the 5M-pixel CIS performs at the same level as its charge-coupled device (CCD) counterpart, yet it operates on less power and is more price competitive."</i> <br /><br /><img src="http://www.digitalmediathoughts.com/images/samsung.gif" /> <br /><br />We are getting very close to where cell phone cameras are as good as consumer digital cameras.