Let's look first at the physical size of CCD or CMOS sensor used to capture your photographs.

首先我们来看看CCD或是CMOS的物理尺寸吧。

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Though CMOS imaging technology is making inroads in consumer technology, there’s “still nothing like a huge CCD,” Tyson said, for high-end science.

Tyson认为：尽管CMOS成像技术正在走入消费电子，但是对于高端科学领域而言，“还没有东西比得上巨型CCD”。

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CCD and CMOS image sensors each have strengths and weaknesses coming from their architecture or their fabrication process.

CCD与CMOS图像传感器由于结构和制造过程的不同而存在各自的优势与劣势。

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Sweep Panorama mode, first introduced in Sony's breakthrough Cyber-shot DSC-HX1, DSC-TX1 and DSC-WX1 CMOS models, utilizes a CCD sensor to capture dramatic panoramic scenes.

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The best thing about CMOS is that, unlike CCD, chipmakers have poured billions into shrinking the components on such devices and making them run faster, cooler and smarter.

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The WB250F (and WB200F) boasts outstanding optical performance to make capturing great photos easy, with 18x optical zoom, a 14.2 Megapixel BSI CMOS (WB250F) or CCD (WB200F) sensor and 24mm lens.

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