andyedward Posted July 3, 2012 Share #1 Posted July 3, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) Leicarumors predicts the S3 sensor will still have 37.5mp, but will change in all other regards: With the upcoming announcement of Leica S3, expect a price drop on the S2 | Leica News & Rumors. Therefore, I cannot imagine leica cannibalising sales from a 37.5mp S3 by having a 30mp> M10, so I would guess the M10 will have less than 30mp Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted July 3, 2012 Posted July 3, 2012 Hi andyedward, Take a look here If S3 stays at 37.5mp, how many mp will the M10 have?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
01af Posted July 3, 2012 Share #2 Posted July 3, 2012 Is there a prize for the correct answer? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted July 3, 2012 Share #3 Posted July 3, 2012 I think the pixel count will be higher. Also, the S and M are entirely different cameras that do different things. I don't think they will necessarily keep the pixel count down on the M just because of the S. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
swamiji Posted July 3, 2012 Share #4 Posted July 3, 2012 They had to keep the pixel count down. With new features like video, live view, EVIL, and an expresso maker. There was just no room... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thighslapper Posted July 3, 2012 Share #5 Posted July 3, 2012 Er..... what are you going to do with all those pixels ? There isn't a commercially available display that can cope with the current lot for you to view your wonderful images...... OK if you keep a portfolio of 36" prints to look at or are in the billboard trade. Perhaps we can all use a 21mm lens and just crop everything Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaques Posted July 4, 2012 Share #6 Posted July 4, 2012 There are pixels and then there are pixels. The size of the pixels can be more important than the number.... Having said that I guess the m10 will be 24MP. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rramesh Posted July 4, 2012 Share #7 Posted July 4, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hey, the Nokia 808 has 41 MPixels. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adan Posted July 4, 2012 Share #8 Posted July 4, 2012 And a lot of good that's done Nokia: Nokia Q1 2012 results. As bad as it gets. Can Nokia survive the next 9 months? On the original question - If LR is correct that Leica is switching to STMicro for their high-end sensors, there is not much track record to guess from. Noodling around with some numbers from some STM cell-phone sensors, it looks like they can handle down to at least 3-micron pixels, which works out as a 70 Mpixel 24x36 sensor (!) Alternatively, ST tested a "full-frame CMOS SLR sensor" last year using 90nm manufacturing technology. Image Sensors World: ST Quietly Demos Full-Frame DSLR Sensor I don't know how 90 nanometers (size of smallest discrete component) equates to total pixel size - CMOS pixels have complex structures, and a pixel will be substantially larger than any one component. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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