Canon Develops 120 Megapixel CMOS Sensor
Marketing teams would love this bullet point.
Everyone should know that a camera capable of resolving a greater number of megapixels is not necessarily superior, but nevertheless, Canon has developed one amazing sensor that we all want.
Canon said that it has successfully developed an APS-H-size (29.2 x 20.2 mm) CMOS image sensor that delivers an image resolution of approximately 120 megapixels (13,280 x 9,184 pixels), the world's highest level of resolution for its size.
Compared with Canon's highest-resolution commercial CMOS sensor of the same size, comprising approximately 16.1 megapixels, the newly developed sensor features a pixel count that, at approximately 120 million pixels, is nearly 7.5 times larger and offers a 2.4-fold improvement in resolution.
The new CMOS sensor sports a maximum output speed of approximately 9.5 frames per second and also incorporates a full HD (1,920 x 1,080 pixels) video output capability.
Canon says that images captured with its 120-megapixel CMOS image sensor, even when cropped or digitally magnified, maintain higher levels of definition and clarity than ever before.
Unfortunately, Canon didn't mention any plans to bring this technology to market, if ever. It could just be another step in the company's research in making better image sensors.
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The noise on that will be horrendous. And why make not make it a full-frame 35mm sensor if it's just for tech purposes?
Think I can fit it on my cell phone?
Pixel density will be off the charts! Unless Canon managed to break the laws of physics, that 120MP won't mean anything but just another marketing number. Higher pixel density on the sensor means more noise.
This tech I guess is heading to spy planes and drones. I would like camera of that quality but I guess that a good 10 years away from commercial use.
good to know they reach this far. i can print my pictures with higher resolution with more details.
this will make my 5 MP camera looks like Mickey Mouse's toy
Definitely more of a government product than civilian.
Hang one of these under a satellite
Real-time Google Maps
Pop your location into the map, zoom in and look at the back of your own head
Maybe
its a 202x205mm sensor .. and not a 29x20 which is very close to the one on their 1Ds mark4(27.9 x 18.6 mm)
http://www.dpreview.com/news/1008/ [...] sensor.asp
Probably for military or commercial uses. Do we really want 40 MB JPEGs and 160 MB Raw files for every single picture we take? It'll be annoying and completely overkill for taking pictures of your cat.
I thought the MP war was over...
Probably for military or commercial uses. Do we really want 40 MB JPEGs and 160 MB Raw files for every single picture we take? It'll be annoying and completely overkill for taking pictures of your cat.
We don't exactly need 12MP pictures of cats either but we take them anyway
I guess all the morons in the world work at Toms these days. IT'S A 202X205 mm sensor, not a 29.2 x 20.2. What a moron.http://www.dpreview.com/news/1008/ [...] sensor.asp
From your link: "This follows last week's development announcement of Canon's 120 megapixel 29.2 x 20.2mm APS-H CMOS sensor."
RTA before calling somebody a moron. APS-H = 29.2 x 20.2mm, Mr. Genius!
Who are the morrons ? Have you read carefully ?
There are 2 news in the DPreview page:
-1 APS-H 120MPixels (from the previous week http://www.dpreview.com/news/1008/ [...] sensor.asp )
-1 huge 202x205mm sensor (no resolution given, this is the main subject of that DPreview page)
Come on people... 3 people complaining about what they claim is an incorrect sensor size due to one other magazine article. All the additional research I am finding shows that the dpreview article is incorrect with their size.
Articles at:
http://www.gizmag.com/canon-120-me [...] sor/16128/
and
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/201 [...] el-sensor/
both support Tom's reported size. Even the photographs indicate it is rectangular, not square like the dpreview measurement would be.
Finally, use some common sense on the measurement. How big is 200 mm in an understandable measurement? It's about 10 inches square, so about the size of a piece of notebook paper! Everything I read points to an error in dpreview, not Tom's.
Come on people... 3 people complaining about what they claim is an incorrect sensor size due to one other magazine article. All the additional research I am finding shows that the dpreview article is incorrect with their size.Articles at:http://www.gizmag.com/canon-120-me [...] sor/16128/andhttp://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/201 [...] el-sensor/both support Tom's reported size. Even the photographs indicate it is rectangular, not square like the dpreview measurement would be.Finally, use some common sense on the measurement. How big is 200 mm in an understandable measurement? It's about 10 inches square, so about the size of a piece of notebook paper! Everything I read points to an error in dpreview, not Tom's.
The 202x205mm sensor is a different topic altogether. It's not an article error in dpreview. There really is a 202x205mm sensor developed by canon. There's even a picture of it in the article. Now, imagine how big the body and lens have to be to use that huge sensor
imagine how small the depth of field would be too.
@ruffopurititiwang
probably about the size of a satellite.....
imagine how small the depth of field would be too.
Very nice bokeh @35mm f/22!
Now, imagine how big the body and lens have to be to use that huge sensor
That would certainly put the large sensor into military & commercial use. Canon is certainly keeping in the picture and video game with these latest two developments.
Pixel density will be off the charts! Unless Canon managed to break the laws of physics, that 120MP won't mean anything but just another marketing number. Higher pixel density on the sensor means more noise.
+1. Like said above, this will have a hell of a lot of issues with noise. HOWEVER, if this can be cooled down using a TEC,etc then this very well could be using in some ultra expensive pro level cameras.
great! cause I always wanted to lug around a 1TB harddrive when i wanna take pictures!!!
something like this would be used for satilites?
Eva Angelina will now look better than ever.
This is super cool, I'm excited to see higher pixel count and new algorithms with different circuitry and materials to lower noise levels. With programs like photomodeler scanner and any kind of forensics, this is a great thing. Compression can go through the roof too with a nice image left to crop and use (think fov and distortions). good job, canon!
Its always nice to see companies push there technology to the limits even if it will be years from being in consumers hands or affecting products when can buy.
Kinda like flying cars in the 50's, LOL.
So will it have less noise? Will it be more clear? Can I for once take an image that doesn't get blurred because of light?
Unless you're a professional photographer, anything over 6Mp is a complete waste of tech.
From your link: "This follows last week's development announcement of Canon's 120 megapixel 29.2 x 20.2mm APS-H CMOS sensor."RTA before calling somebody a moron. APS-H = 29.2 x 20.2mm, Mr. Genius!
Actually Smochina IS CORRECT IT IS A 202 x 205 mm SENSOR !!
Unless Canon themselves messed up on their website:
"... TOKYO, August 31, 2010—Canon Inc. announced today that it has successfully developed the world's largest*1 CMOS image sensor, with a chip size measuring 202 x 205 mm. Because its expanded size enables greater light-gathering capability, the sensor is capable of capturing images in one one-hundredth the amount of light required by a professional-model digital SLR camera.
At 202 x 205 mm, the newly developed CMOS sensor is among the largest chips that can be produced from a 12-inch (300 mm) wafer, and is approximately 40 times the size of Canon's largest commercial CMOS sensor... "
Link:
http://www.canon.com/news/2010/aug31e.html
@everlast66 - No, as stated a few times in the thread it is TWO press releases. Tom's is just a week late (as usual).