What is the difference between a CCD and CMOS?
These are different types of image sensors in digital cameras. A CCD is a charge coupled device. A CMOS is a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor. Most digital cameras use a CCD chip, but more and more are beginning to use CMOS. Here are the differences. The CMOS chip uses less power and costs less to manufacture. The CCD is more sensitive and has traditionally produced less noise; however, CMOS technology is changing that. Now several DSLRs include large CMOS sensors. 4.
