大型受光素子

English translation: large seized/format light-sensitive cell (photoreceptor)

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Japanese term or phrase:	大型受光素子
English translation:	large seized/format light-sensitive cell (photoreceptor)
Entered by:	Valentina Matone

15:46 Jun 1, 2004

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Tech/Engineering - Photography/Imaging (& Graphic Arts) / Digital Camera Technology

Japanese term or phrase: 大型受光素子

Optical terminology.

大口径レンズと小さなCCD素子との組み合わせは画像の端部分にひずみが生じるという技術的な課題があったが、2001年頃より光学機器企業を中心に独自の大型受光素子を設計する技術が確立され、多くの一眼レフデジカメが製品化されており、2003年度には急激にその比率が上昇している。

Thank you,

Kurt Hammond KudoZ activity Questions: 139 (none open) (3 closed without grading) Answers: 1122 United States
Local time: 09:57

large-sized light-sensitive cell (photoreceptor)

Explanation:
It is a large-sized light-sensitive cell that measures the light reflected from or falling on a subject, used as an aid for selecting the exposure setting.

See the link below.
Bye!

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http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/glossary/terms_e.htm
http://www.ephotozine.com/techniques/viewtechnique.cfm?recid...
http://photographytips.com/page.cfm/1928

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Note added at 40 mins (2004-06-01 16:27:00 GMT)
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http://www1.nisiq.net/~cpulot/Dicv.htm

Selected response from:

Valentina Matone
Local time: 18:57

Grading comment

Thanks. I used as your answer, but substituted "large-sized" for "large format" because the context made a clear delineation between photoreceptors used in smaller digital cameras, and the those (and the technology) used in digital SLR cameras.

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large-sized light-sensitive cell (photoreceptor)

Valentina Matone

photosensor

Andrew Wille (X)

large(r) format CCD (image sensor)

cipher

Large optical receiver modules

Andrew Wille (X)

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31 mins confidence:

大型受光素子 Large optical receiver modules

Explanation:
Another guess. (See English at the bottom of the second link)

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Note added at 35 mins (2004-06-01 16:22:24 GMT)
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Hmmm...think the context may be wrong though - these are more for communications me thinks.

Reference: http://www.oki.com/en/press/2002/z02059e.html
Reference: http://www.nais-j.com/opt/j/optical-5.html

Andrew Wille (X)
Local time: 01:57
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English
PRO pts in category: 4

31 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

大型受光素子

large-sized light-sensitive cell (photoreceptor)

Valentina Matone
Local time: 18:57
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 4

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22 hrs confidence:

大型受光素子 photosensor

Explanation:
I dug out a manual for a Sony XC-711 CCD camera. Much in the same style as "photoreceptors" that Valentina suggested, here the translator has used "photosensor".

"The surface of the CCD contains a number of photosensors." The Japanese in this case is フォトセンサー（感光素子）

I presume the difference is negligible and reflected in the Japanese by the use of 感 or 受. So Valentina's photoreceptor is more accurate when you think about the kanji.

However, in some other documents (see links), the writers distinguish between photoreceptors (in the human eye) and photosensors (in video cameras).

As for the first suggestion I made yesterday, I would avoid using it in this context.

Reference: http://www.lucs.lu.se/People/Christian.Balkenius/PDF/Balkeni...
Reference: http://www.olympusmicro.com/primer/lightandcolor/humanvision...

Andrew Wille (X)
Local time: 01:57
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

1 day 22 hrs confidence:

大型受光素子 large(r) format CCD (image sensor)

Explanation:
1) Since it's a topic of digital cameras, the photorecepter here is the CCD.
2) It's not the size of a photorecepter but the number of photorecepters in certain area that is discussed here. "mega pixels", "high resolution"

Because it has become possible to arrange much more photorecepters in small area, you can use only the center (and not the edge) of the lens.

Hope this helps

Reference: http://www.photonics.com/spectra/news/XQ/ASP/pbullid.270/QX/...

cipher
Local time: 01:57
Native speaker of:

Japanese

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