Nikon D200 sensor vs Pentax K10D sensor & implementation differences

[kasperbergholt]

Hello clever people,


I got interested in photography after buying a Nikon D3 about half a year ago. I got a Pentax K10D last month to see what all the fuzz about CCD sensors was about.

At that time, I didn't know that the Nikon D200 was CCD-based too.

One has just landed, and the battery is getting charged.

Does anyone know if it's the same sensor that's used in both cameras? And what differences there might be to their implementation?



Thanks in advance,

Kasper

[John Geerts]

The sensor used in the Nikon D200 is from Sony.  It's the CCD Sensor Sony ICX-483-AQA   

The Pentax K10D uses the Sony ICX-493-AQA which is a small upgrade and also used in the Nikon D80.   ( the Sony ICX493AQA sensor, which is a two-channel version of the four-channel Sony ICX483AQA used in the D200. The difference is one has more pins so it can read out data quickly enough for the D200's 5FPS, otherwise it's the same data and image quality.)

More info here:  http://ricehigh.blogspot.com/2006/12/secrets-of-k10d-part-1-of-3-heart-ccd.html