Re: Higher bit conversion in DSLRs unlikely

On Tue, 11 Apr 2006 00:47:19 -0400, Raphael Bustin <foo@xxxxxxx>
wrote:

On Mon, 10 Apr 2006 19:13:06 -0400, Rich <none@xxxxxxxx> wrote:


So does anyone know what 12 bit converters are currently being used
in various digital cameras? At least that way, you'd know what the
designers are willing to work with. The cost of 16 bit converters
is not low, from Analog Devices site, about $50/ea. per 1000-4999.
That seems like alot for one component of a digital camera aside of
course from the sensor.
-Rich


The company I work for makes a line of chips used in
consumer MFPs.

These chips have (currently) several million gates and
include a complete three-channel 16-bit analog front-end --
and cost around $10 in large quantities.

The AFE is about 1/100 of the functionality of the chip,
by the way. The chip controls all the functions in a
typical MFP, including scanner, printer, USB, user
interface elements, and all image processing.

<http://www.sigmatel.com/products/multi/mfp/stdc3000.asp>

I don't know what the differences are between those multicontrol chips
and the AD chips, but the price seems pretty cheap.
-Rich
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