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Fujifilm claims they've worked through the pixel noise problems that can accompany massive megapixel sensors (we'll have to see about that), but at the very least the S9000 has a 10.7x optical zoom lens, a 1.8-inch tilting LCD screen, a 0.01 second shutter lag time, dual xD and CompactFlash memory card slots, and can capture RAW images.
ENGADGET: Fujifilm's FinePix S9000 and FinePix E900 break the nine megapixel barrier
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The miniaturization of pixel size impacts performance of light sensitivity and signal to noise ratio (SNR) in today's 1.12 micrometer pixel image sensors.
ENGADGET: Toshiba preps 13MP phone camera sensor that promises low-light shooting without the noise
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Conventional CMOS image sensors mount the pixel section and analog logic circuit on top of the same chip, which require numerous constraints when wishing to mount the large-scale circuits such as measures to counter the circuit scale and chip size, measures to suppress noise caused by the layout of the pixel and circuit sections, and optimizing the characteristics of pixels and circuit transistors.
ENGADGET: Sony's new cameraphone CMOS jams bigger gear into the same space (video)
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By combining many pixels to create a single higher-quality pixel, oversampling also removes Bayer pattern problems and reduces noise.
ENGADGET: Nokia 808 PureView review: the future of mobile imaging, wrapped in the smartphone past
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As for the rest of the features, the Pixel also has a triple-microphone configuration -- with one under the keyboard -- which helps improve noise cancellation, including the rattle of your typing during excited hangouts.
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