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Are Cosmic Rays Damaging my camera and flash memory?

Posted on February 13, 2011 by alisterchapman

Earth is being constantly bombarded by charged particles from outer space. Many of these cosmic rays come from exploding stars in distant galaxies. Despite being incredibly small some of these particles are travelling very fast and contain a lot of … Continue reading →

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The Great CMOS Debate. More on CMOS vs CCD.

Posted on April 5, 2010 by alisterchapman

Until a couple of years ago CMOS sensors were definitely the underdog, they tended to be very noisy due to electrical noise generated the on chip by the readout circuits and A/D converters. In addition they lacked sensitivity due to … Continue reading →

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