On Wed, Sep 04, 2002 at 07:45:32PM -0500, Chuck Cole wrote: > "Megapixel" alone doesn't tell you whether it's a linear or rectangular > array. Sometimes the details really matter and pixel-level asymmetry can > really mess up image processing math. Many CCD devices are TV format > (something unrelated to 640x480 maybe 512x320. interlaced formats can get > into the act also), scientific ones have square pixels and usually a > symmetric array like 512x512 or larger. Cameras are usually not meant (ie, > "not supported") for any technical or scientific purpose, so it may be best > to ignore the details finer than +/- 25% pixel count unless you have a real > need to know. Kodak supports some of their cameras.. including some source > code. Well for the record, my Canon S40 manual says 4.1 million total pixels and 4 million effective pixels. The largest image the camera produces is 2272x1704 which works out to be: >>> 2272*1704 3871488 How's that for an answer. :-) -Tim -- Tim Wilson | Visit Sibley online: | Check out: Henry Sibley HS | http://www.isd197.org | http://www.zope.com W. St. Paul, MN | | http://slashdot.org wilson at visi.com | <dtml-var pithy_quote> | http://linux.com