I doubt this has anything to do with the *ist D. It looks like a press release left over from the MZ-D.
At 10:42 PM 3/14/2003 -0800, you wrote:
Surfing around, I found this on the Philips semi-conductor site, referring to the *ist D in February when it was announced.:
Pentax partnered with Philips Semiconductors to access industry-leading expertise in advanced DSP technology, 6 Mpixel charge-coupled device (CCD) sensor technology and other components that deliver the industry's only complete SLR digital still camera (DSC) solution. Photographers will benefit from having Philips Semiconductors' TrueFrame image-sensor technology incorporated into the new camera as it offers higher resolution, and manufacturers will benefit by having more compact versions to streamline the development process.
Plus this:
A full frame CCD colour image sensor, the FTF3020-C is designed for professional digital photography applications, with very low dark current and a linear dynamic range of over 12 true bits at room temperature. Suitable for a wide range of high-end visual light applications, it has four low-noise output amplifiers, one at each corner of the chip. Using one output amplifier, a progressively scanned image can be read out at 5 frames per second and by using multiple outputs the frame rate increases accordingly.
Application Note Camera Electronics for the mK x nK CCD Image Sensor Family
Features: a.. 35 mm film compatible image format (36 x 24 mm�) b.. 6 million active pixels (3072 H x 2048 V) c.. RGB Bayer pattern d.. Progressive scan e.. Excellent anti-blooming f.. Variable electronic shuttering g.. Square pixel structure h.. H and V binning i.. 80 % optical fill factor j.. High linear dynamic range (> 72 dB) k.. High sensitivity l.. Low dark current and fixed-pattern noise m.. Low read-out noise n.. Data rate up to 36 MHz o.. Mirrored, split and four quadrant read-out p.. Perfectly matched to visual spectrum
Type number Title Publication release date Datasheet status Page count File size (kB) Datasheet FTF3020-C Full Frame CCD Image Sensor 22-Nov-99 Product specification 16 212 Download
Can anybody deduce the ISO dimensions from this?
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