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Re: [OM] 4/3rds, 16Megapixels?

Subject: Re: [OM] 4/3rds, 16Megapixels?
From: Andrew Dacey <frugal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 15:22:54 -0300
On 6/11/03 12:37 PM, "Tom Scales" <tscales@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> If the diagonal doubled, wouldn't the surface area quadruple?
> 
> Tom

That's what I was thinking too. I was under the impression that the 4/3"
referred to the diagonal length. If this is the case, 2/3" probably does as
well, which would then give you 4 times the area (or 32 megapixels).
Something tells me that wouldn't exactly be a cheap prospect!

-- 
Andrew "Frugal" Dacey
frugal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://www.tildefrugal.net/


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