I've seen some of the photos, taken with the Sigma ?ds10 camera, using the
X3 chip. Very impressive. Can do 10 MegPixel. Very smooth color.

JS

"Richard Crisp" wrote in message
. com...
the dark currents are very high, there is cross talk between the color
channels that needs to be filtered via DSP techniques.

the price of the sensor is higher than the same area made by conventional
techniques.


"Szaki" wrote in message
news:8dbXb.28793$jk2.68427@attbi_s53...
Would this new chip revolutionise ccd-astronomy also? It uses fulll
colour
layered sensor array!
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0202/02021101foveonx3.asp

Julius