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Digital Cameras for recording sightings

To: "'Paul & Irene Osborn'" <>, <>
Subject: Digital Cameras for recording sightings
From: "Andrew Bell" <>
Date: Sun, 6 Dec 2009 13:11:59 +0930
Yes well spotted, lower noise - woops, it was 40 C here yesterday in our
lounge room - brain goes a bit slower

Andrew Bell
Katherine

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From: "Andrew Bell" <>

With an SLR you
> can choose and later upgrade your optics. SLR sensors are bigger and 
> so each pixel is bigger. This allows greater light sensitivity and 
> lower signal to noise ratio - which adds up to higher picture quality 
> and in particular allows the higher shutter speeds necessary to get a 
> sharp image with a longer lens.

Um, shouldn't that be HIGHER signal to noise ratio?
Paul Osborn

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