In addition to being impressive for a 1/1.7", if they increased the die size by 3x its width and height, it would roughly match an APS-C sensor and it would have 38 megapixels. Now, could anyone make a lens to support that resolution? According to Olympus, their pro lenses will support 22 meg in a 4/3rds size, so the best Nikon and Canon lenses should support 38 megs in an APS-C. It might not produce the kind of results that a big pixel DSLR sensor would, but it would be very interesting to try it. Here's the F31fd against the D50 Nikon at 800 ISO. [URL]http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/fujifilmf31fd/page15.asp[/URL]