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Canon’s new SPAD sensor shoots high quality colour images using 1/10th the light required by a CMOS sensor

Dec 10, 2021 by John Aldred 2 Comments
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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 a little over six months ago, Canon’s back with a new 3.2-megapixel SPAD sensor, which is not only the most densely pixel-populated sensor of its kind, but it’s also more light sensitive.

According to a report there are plans for Canon’s Kawaski plant to begin mass-producing the new sensor in 2022, but don’t get too excited just yet. This sensor won’t be going into mirrorless cameras – at least, not for a while. Initially, Canon plans to put it inside its own Canon-branded security cameras and even that won’t happen until late in 2022.

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Canon hails groundbreaking 1-megapixel SPAD image sensor as the “eye of the future”

May 31, 2021 by John Aldred 35 Comments
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Canon has developed what was everybody thought to be impossible. And while it might not be the highest resolution camera sensor out there, Canon’s new 1-megapixel Single Photon Avalanche Detection (SPAD) sensor offers some huge benefits over more traditional CMOS or CCD sensors. The biggest being that it all but eliminates noise from your images.

It differs from CMOS sensors in the way that it captures light. Whereas CMOS sensors use electrical signals to monitor the volume of light hitting each pixel in an analogue fashion, which introduces noise, before being converted to digital, SPAD sensors count each and every individual photon that hits it and puts out a true digital signal.

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Sony can’t keep up with the demand for smartphone camera sensors

Dec 26, 2019 by Dunja Djudjic Add Comment
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According to the latest reports, Sony has been struggling to keep up with the demand for its smartphone camera sensors. The company has reportedly been working around the clock, but it still isn’t enough to fulfill the demands of phone manufacturers.

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Samsung’s new sensor paves the way for 64MP smartphone photos

May 9, 2019 by Dunja Djudjic 2 Comments
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Samsung has announced today the world’s first 64-megapixel sensor for smartphone cameras. The ISOCELL Bright GW1 expands Samsung’s 0.8μm image sensor lineup from existing 20Mp to ultra-high 64Mp resolutions.

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Canon 63MP full-frame DPAF sensor leaked – but it’s probably not for an EOS R

Apr 25, 2019 by John Aldred 5 Comments
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There’s been a lot of talk about a new higher resolution EOS R mirrorless body from Canon lately. People want a pro model. They want super high resolution to match or beat the Nikon D850 and Sony A7III and they want dual card slots.

The rumours were that a high-resolution EOS R would have a sensor greater than 75-megapixels. Now, a data sheet for a 63-megapixel 35MM63MXSCD full-frame sensor with dual pixel autofocus has been leaked. But looking at the specs, it seems unlikely that it’ll be destined for an EOS R.

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Watch: Canon demonstrates the power of their new 120MP camera sensor

Mar 29, 2018 by Dunja Djudjic 5 Comments
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It’s been a couple of years since Canon announced a 120MP camera sensor. Now they have released a video which demonstrates how powerful this sensor is. In this video, you can see the comparison between the footage in full HD and 60 times higher resolution of the new Canon’s sensor.

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The inventor of the CMOS sensor is working on a revolutionary 1-billion pixel sensor

Oct 12, 2015 by Liron Samuels 7 Comments
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Quanta Image Sensor. Remember that name; it could be the new sensor type that will replace the CMOS in your current camera.

No need to worry though that the inventor of the CMOS will be forgotten, as professor Eric Fossum who invented it is also behind the development of the QIS.

Dartmouth’s Thayer School of Engineering’s professor, along with Thayer PhD candidate Jiaju Ma, have been working on a new pixel for over three years and eventually would like to“have 1 billion pixels on the sensor and we’ll still keep the sensor the same size,” says the co-inventor.

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Sony Announces It Will Split Off Its Image Sensor Business Into It’s Own Company

Oct 6, 2015 by Tiffany Mueller 10 Comments
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In a press release put out by Sony on October 6th, the company announced it would splitting off it’s sensor division and developing it into it’s own company division, Sony Semiconductor Solutions . The company touched on the potential for a division back in February, and it appears as though they moving ahead with plans at full steam. The press release stated Sony Semiconductor Solutions will be up and running on April 1, 2016.[Read More…]

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See What Sony’s A7II’s 5-Axis Image Stabilization Looks Like With No Lens On

Nov 26, 2014 by Paul Faecks 4 Comments
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBElKMY8xrk

One of the main selling points of the recently announced Sony alpha a7II is its 5-axis in-camera image stabilization. YouTube user Sean Ellenwood uploaded a video yesterday that shows how the Sony’s 4.5 stops of stabilization exactly work. Since stabilization is done in-camera it should also work with 3rd-party lenses.

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