CCD Vs CMOS

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Are CMOS sensors more sensitive than a ccd ? I have noticed when looking at various camera specs that the ccd`s tend to go up to 1600 iso but the cmos ones seem to go up to 6400 iso.

I have been looking at some of the older Nikons on Ebay and they are mostly ccd yet for similar money there are canon 300/350D`s and they have cmos.

I am just asking out of curiosity because I am more likely to go for a Pentax as I still have my old 28mm and 200mm lenses that I had with my me super, I have seen a couple of older Pentax dslrs but they have ccd sensors. I really fancy a KX or maybe even a KR but I will have to wait until they start appearing on ebay in a few years after the prices come down.
 
I would just forget about it, fact is modern cameras use CMOS and the generational distances between the sensors will be far bigger than any difference in the type.

In this arena there is no competition in old vs. new...
 
ash59uk said:
Do the newer ccd camera`s have the same ability to go up to 6400iso as the cmos ones seem to have?
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Most top camera manufacturers (Canon, Nikon, Sony, Olympus, Panasonic, Pentax and Sigma) all use CMOS sensors in their current crop of DSLRs. CCD sensors are still used extensively in compacts (mostly Sony chips I think) with the exception of some newer models that come with the new "BSI CMOS" type sensor (mostly with small 1/2.3" chips). The Canon G12 and S95, for instance, have CCD sensors that go up to ISO 3200.

The Leica M9 uses a Kodak CCD sensor which is sensitive up to ISO 2500.
 
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