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To: robnhood who wrote (88975)	4/2/2001 10:05:05 PM
From: KeepItSimple	Respond to of 436258

Well you were told wrong. The lens has nothing to do with it. A lens is a lens is a lens. High quality digital still cameras use high resolution CMOS sensors that take quite a while to transmit an entire frame of data through its array. Video cameras use CCDs which can update much faster but you cant pack the transistors tightly enough in the array to do 2048x1600, for example. If you want super high resolution AND speed, then you basically have a CCD sensor that is custom/hand built and about the size of a pack of cigarettes. You need a 50 pound lens to cover the sensor with light. This is what giant studio cameras you see on TV sets use. Still, their resolution isn't anywhere near a good CMOS single frame sensor. --------------------------- Apparently the lens for a videocam and a still is different, so you will be compromising on the quality of the stills. That's what I was told.