A High-Performance Digital SLR Changes Your View
10.1-Megapixel 4/3-Type Live MOS Sensor
The Rich Tonal Quality of a CCD
Sensor Plus the Low Power
Consumption of a CMOS Sensor
At the heart of the L10 is a sophisticated
technology but using a simpler structure, this advanced sensor combines the superb image quality of a CCD sensor with the low power consumption of a CMOS sensor. It's molded as a single unit onto a flexible circuit board, so both the number of signal exchanges and the contact resistance from wiring are reduced. Also, an advanced process technology with low- voltage drive reduces heat and noise while improving the image quality provided by the Live View function.
10.1-Megapixel Resolution
with Low Noise and High Sensitivity
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High-Performance Venus Engine III LSI
The Venus Engine III image processor was developed to maximize the performance of the Leica D lens and Live MOS sensor.
In addition to helping achieve outstanding resolution, superb color and detailed gradation, this advanced LSI distinguishes chromatic noise from luminance noise and reduces the chromatic noise – one of the main causes of image quality degradation. This helps the L10 deliver the exceptional image rendering performance one expects from a quality SLR camera.
Quick Response and Low Power Consumption
The
Four Thirds™ Standard: Designed for the Digital Camera
For a digital SLR camera to capture an image accurately, the light must strike the image sensor at a perpendicular angle. But with film camera lenses, light from the image edges enters at a
*Four Thirds is a registered trademark of Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.
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Dust Reduction System Protects the Image Sensor
One risk with conventional digital SLR cameras is that as you change the lens, dust can enter the camera and stick to the image sensor. This would show up as a flaw in the same location on every photo you shoot. Even worse, the foreign matter could damage the image sensor. The L10 solves this problem with a dust reduction system. A special Supersonic Wave Filter is positioned in front of the image sensor. Every time you turn the camera on, the filter vibrates perpendicularly around 30,000 times a second, creating a
dust particles clinging to the filter. This system even shakes loose and captures particles that would not be loosened by the horizontal movement of the image sensors in some cameras.
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