Yes, but in this context we were talking about viewfinders versus LCD live view. As I understand it, unless you want you live view to be very slow in updating, the sensor cannot be doing much integration. While it may be able to outdo the eye with a long exposure shot (say, several seconds), I don't think it is doing that when it is showing you what it is seeing on the LCD live. Sean On Fri, Oct 3, 2008 at 2:15 AM, William Chops Westfield wrote: > > On Oct 2, 2008, at 10:37 PM, Sean Breheny wrote: > >> Is it really true that the imaging chip (uncooled and not operating >> with a very long integration time) is really more sensitive than >> dark-adapted eyes? Our eyes, after well adjusted to the dark, need >> only a few tens of photons to detect light. > > The human eye can "detect" light in amazingly small amounts, but the > imaging chips can integrate similar levels over a longer time to > create actual images... > > BillW > > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist