Camera Technician Question:
What is CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor)?
Answer:
A type of imaging sensor, CMOS chips are less energy consuming than CCD-type sensors and are the dominant imaging technology used in DSLRs. Although once considered an inferior technology compared to CCD sensors, CMOS sensors have vastly improved and now represent the more common sensor technology.
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