Originally Posted By: iowayotehunter76Originally Posted By: varminter .223Yeah 640 and 12 micron is "the good stuff" at this moment in time.
Someone correct me if I am wrong, but 640x480 is the same resolution no matter how big the pixels are. It's just a smaller sensor, right ? Now if they increase resolution with the 12 micron cores that would be awesome. Why don't they?
I have read you may get a little better image when zooming in with smaller pixel pitch.
I'm sure someone much smarter will correct me, but from how I understand it, the use of a 12 micron vs 17 per say, allows for a smaller lens to produce the same image. I'm just going to make this up for conversation sake, but a 35mm lens with 12 micron core would produce the same image at a 50mm lens with 17 micron core. And not lose the FOV. Also I believe the germanium lens is a bulk of the cost of a thermal, so a smaller lens should inherently lower the cost of the thermal itself.
I could have butchered the heck out of that, but that's how I've understood it.
Someone correct me if I am wrong, but 640x480 is the same resolution no matter how big the pixels are. It's just a smaller sensor, right ? Now if they increase resolution with the 12 micron cores that would be awesome. Why don't they?
I have read you may get a little better image when zooming in with smaller pixel pitch.
I'm sure someone much smarter will correct me, but from how I understand it, the use of a 12 micron vs 17 per say, allows for a smaller lens to produce the same image. I'm just going to make this up for conversation sake, but a 35mm lens with 12 micron core would produce the same image at a 50mm lens with 17 micron core. And not lose the FOV. Also I believe the germanium lens is a bulk of the cost of a thermal, so a smaller lens should inherently lower the cost of the thermal itself.
I could have butchered the heck out of that, but that's how I've understood it.
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