Digicam question.?

Question

Which is better, CMOS or CCD image sensor?

Answer 1

CCDs tend to cost more but have a bit more dynamic range. Noise used to be a disadvantage for CMOS, but software has addressed this issue. The longer answer is...

It depends on the application - you can read more here:

http://www.dalsa.com/shared/content/Photonics_Spectra_CCDvsCMOS_Litwiller.pdf

http://www.dalsa.com/markets/ccd_vs_cmos.asp

And perhaps a different take here:

http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/D30/D30A4.HTM

http://www.transchip.com/content.aspx?id=127

Answer 2

The major difference is that cmos gives more battery life than the ccd. But, I've heard that ccd gives slightly better quality pictures.