BLOG QUESTION ADV: CAMERA SENSORS

1. What are the pros and cons of a CCD sensor?

2. What are the pros and cons of a CMOS sensor?
3. What are CCD sensors better at? What are CMOS sensors better at?

Some pros of a CCD sensor are that it's relatively noise free. Some cons of it is that each time an electron is shifted, some amount of charge is lost which is a problem for higher resolution images. The serial readout is also slow and the sensors require a higher voltage. Some pros of a CMOS sensor are that is requires much less power, the voltage is read in parallel meaning that the sensors are capable of reading the data faster. Some cons of it is that it produces more noise and it has rolling shutter. CCD sensors are better at producing high quality images with less noise and shooting in low light. CMOS sensors require less power which makes it ideal for both consumer and professional cameras.