http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/04/kodak-introduces-worlds-first-1-4-micron-5-megapixel-cmos-se/ Engadget Comments for Kodak introduces "world's first" 1.4 micron, 5-megapixel CMOS sensor http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/04/kodak-introduces-worlds-first-1-4-micron-5-megapixel-cmos-se/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/04/kodak-introduces-worlds-first-1-4-micron-5-megapixel-cmos-se/Feb 4th 2008 12:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/04/kodak-introduces-worlds-first-1-4-micron-5-megapixel-cmos-se/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/04/kodak-introduces-worlds-first-1-4-micron-5-megapixel-cmos-se/Feb 4th 2008 12:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/04/kodak-introduces-worlds-first-1-4-micron-5-megapixel-cmos-se/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/04/kodak-introduces-worlds-first-1-4-micron-5-megapixel-cmos-se/]]>Feb 4th 2008 5:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/04/kodak-introduces-worlds-first-1-4-micron-5-megapixel-cmos-se/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/04/kodak-introduces-worlds-first-1-4-micron-5-megapixel-cmos-se/
And what about the lack DOF on these new sensors? Photos are going to look even more flat, dull, and too-in-focus than ever before.]]>Feb 5th 2008 6:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/04/kodak-introduces-worlds-first-1-4-micron-5-megapixel-cmos-se/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/04/kodak-introduces-worlds-first-1-4-micron-5-megapixel-cmos-se/Feb 4th 2008 12:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/04/kodak-introduces-worlds-first-1-4-micron-5-megapixel-cmos-se/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/04/kodak-introduces-worlds-first-1-4-micron-5-megapixel-cmos-se/Feb 4th 2008 12:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/04/kodak-introduces-worlds-first-1-4-micron-5-megapixel-cmos-se/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/04/kodak-introduces-worlds-first-1-4-micron-5-megapixel-cmos-se/
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@sctojo, better than fixed focus????? Umm, hate to tell you buddy there is optically nothing better than fixed focus. If there's something better someone should probably let all those medium and large format guys who have been using silly primes all these years trying to get the best quality out of their giant negatives that there is something to be that fixed focal length piece of junk. Lol. Okok, so was your point really asking for a nicer fixed focal length? That I can hear you on, no dinky plastic lenses. Comission Leica to make a line of mini-m lens (fixed focal length of course!!! :-D Sorry I do love my primes, don't own one zoom in my collection!) or actually hire a dedicated optical engineer... ]]>Feb 4th 2008 12:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/04/kodak-introduces-worlds-first-1-4-micron-5-megapixel-cmos-se/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/04/kodak-introduces-worlds-first-1-4-micron-5-megapixel-cmos-se/
On the other hand, fixed focal length lenses can be quite good. Though you lose the ability to go from a wide angle shot to a telephoto one with the same lens, you usually more than make up for it in glass quality and weight savings.

99.99999% of all fixed focus, fixed focal length lenses are crap. 99.99999% of all autofocusing fixed focal length lenses aren't crap. In case that wasn't clear, though you used the term interchangably, fixed focus isn't the same as fixed focal length.

scotjo was right in wanting something better than a "fixed focus" lens in camera phones.]]>Feb 4th 2008 1:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/04/kodak-introduces-worlds-first-1-4-micron-5-megapixel-cmos-se/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/04/kodak-introduces-worlds-first-1-4-micron-5-megapixel-cmos-se/Feb 4th 2008 1:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/04/kodak-introduces-worlds-first-1-4-micron-5-megapixel-cmos-se/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/04/kodak-introduces-worlds-first-1-4-micron-5-megapixel-cmos-se/Feb 4th 2008 1:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/04/kodak-introduces-worlds-first-1-4-micron-5-megapixel-cmos-se/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/04/kodak-introduces-worlds-first-1-4-micron-5-megapixel-cmos-se/
I'm still hoping the whole crappy camera phase just goes away though.]]>Feb 4th 2008 2:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/04/kodak-introduces-worlds-first-1-4-micron-5-megapixel-cmos-se/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/04/kodak-introduces-worlds-first-1-4-micron-5-megapixel-cmos-se/Feb 4th 2008 12:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/04/kodak-introduces-worlds-first-1-4-micron-5-megapixel-cmos-se/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/04/kodak-introduces-worlds-first-1-4-micron-5-megapixel-cmos-se/]]>Feb 4th 2008 1:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/04/kodak-introduces-worlds-first-1-4-micron-5-megapixel-cmos-se/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/04/kodak-introduces-worlds-first-1-4-micron-5-megapixel-cmos-se/Feb 4th 2008 2:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/04/kodak-introduces-worlds-first-1-4-micron-5-megapixel-cmos-se/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/04/kodak-introduces-worlds-first-1-4-micron-5-megapixel-cmos-se/Feb 4th 2008 2:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/04/kodak-introduces-worlds-first-1-4-micron-5-megapixel-cmos-se/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/04/kodak-introduces-worlds-first-1-4-micron-5-megapixel-cmos-se/Feb 4th 2008 2:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/02/04/kodak-introduces-worlds-first-1-4-micron-5-megapixel-cmos-se/http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/04/kodak-introduces-worlds-first-1-4-micron-5-megapixel-cmos-se/
Also, they record in MPEG4-SP, while at least MPEG4-ASP or h.264 would be more desirable.]]>Feb 4th 2008 3:51PM