From slashdot today: Swiss camera maker Seitz has released a 160 megapixel digital camera. The highest end scanners, like the Cruse CS 155/450 P, produce 150 megapixels. 160 megapixels is 10 times more than higher-end consumer-grade digital cameras' megapixel ratings.This means that "scanners" that use cameras can become even higher quality. It also means that photos taken of a collection can be incredibly detailed!
Our tools for creating digital surrogates are getting better and better...!
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Just a quick note to point out that the Seitz is actually a type of scanning back, i.e. the scanning head moves across the imaging area to capture the shot. Given that it takes at least 1 second to get the image, and the output file is over 300MB, it's very unlikely that this type of device will ever be used in a scanning machine such as the 4digitalbooks DigiBook or Kirtas BookScan.
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