http://focus.ti.com/lit/wp/spry105/spry105.pdf This goes into huge and gritty detail on how the sensor and processor works in a digital camera. If anyone wants to continue this argument just read this and lets be done with this issue. (or at least start up an off topic thread) it is an on topic issue technically but its done nothing but railroad against the real issue. and yes that means I am admitting to being one of the stuborn *******s in the party.