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Astronomy => Technical => Topic started by: Mike on Aug 25, 2016, 21:35:51

Title: Rumor: Sony to Adopt Uncompressed 16-Bit RAW Format in the Future
Post by: Mike on Aug 25, 2016, 21:35:51
Rumor: Sony to Adopt Uncompressed 16-Bit RAW Format in the Future (http://petapixel.com/2016/08/24/rumor-sony-adopt-16-bit-lossless-raw-format-future/)
Title: Re: Rumor: Sony to Adopt Uncompressed 16-Bit RAW Format in the Future
Post by: MarkS on Aug 26, 2016, 08:09:03
Quote from: Mike
Rumor: Sony to Adopt Uncompressed 16-Bit RAW Format in the Future (http://petapixel.com/2016/08/24/rumor-sony-adopt-16-bit-lossless-raw-format-future/)

That could be interesting.  It would allow them to boast a huge dynamic range.  From an astro point of view I wish they would sort out the star eater issue first.

Mark