camera sensor
Watch: The best and worst ways to clean your camera sensor
May 2, 2022
John Aldred
When I first started shooting DSLRs back in 2002 there were really only two options for cleaning my sensor. Either I had to box everything…
The Blower Baby is the world’s first electronic sensor blower using 70km/hr gusts of wind
Apr 27, 2022
Alex Baker
The BlowerBaby by Nitecore is the world’s first rechargeable electronic dust blower, designed specifically for camera equipment and delicate electronics. Designed to fit in the…
Russia bans Facebook and Instagram after Meta allows violent posts against Russians
Mar 14, 2022
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Earlier this month, Russia decided to ban Facebook citing “discrimination against Russian media.” But as of today, Instagram is banned in this country, too. One…
Sigma’s 60-megapixel full-frame Foveon sensor camera might never appear
Feb 22, 2022
John Aldred
Sigma CEO Kazuto Yamaki has posted an update on the progress of their long-awaited full-frame Foveon camera, first announced during the initial L mount alliance…
How to make Foveon sensor-like images with a traditional Bayer sensor array camera
Feb 21, 2022
Florian Cramer
You can achieve Foveon-like images with deep colors and crisp individual pixels with your conventional (Bayer) camera. However, this comes at the price of losing…
Canon’s new SPAD sensor shoots high quality colour images using 1/10th the light required by a CMOS sensor
Dec 10, 2021
John Aldred
Canon has been going a bit mad on the Single-Photon Avalanche Diode (SPAD) sensor development, it seems. Having just announced their groundbreaking 1-megapixel SPAD sensor…
Camera containing Panasonic’s 8K global shutter organic CMOS sensor spotted at exhibition in Japan
Nov 3, 2021
John Aldred
This 8K organic CMOS sensor from Panasonic seems to be turning into the Duke Nukem of sensors. Basically, vapourware. Every so often, a box with…
Samsung explains the features of its crazy 200-megapixel smartphone sensor in new video
Sep 21, 2021
John Aldred
Samsung’s 200-megapixel ISOCELL HP1 smartphone sensor has been creating quite a store since it was first rumoured back in January. For some, it’s got them…
This new Micro Four Thirds global shutter sensor shoots 4K at up to 2,000fps
Aug 31, 2021
John Aldred
Well, this is pretty cool. Sensor manufacturer Gpixel has developed a new 4/3″ (22.9mm) CMOS sensor that shoots 4K video at a whopping 2,000…