Canon previews 120-megapixel camera sensor

updated 08:15 am EDT, Tue August 24, 2010

 

Canon 120MP sensor shoots fast with HD


Canon this morning gave a look at the future of cameras with one of the world's largest camera sensor. The 120-megapixel, APS-H sized CMOS sensor is about 7.5 times larger than that in the EOS 1D Mark IV but yet is capable of performance that would be expected of current cameras. It could shoot full 13280x9184 still images at up to 9.5FPS and could record 1080p with just 1/60th of its usable pixels.

The speed comes by improving the technique used to manage readout circuit timing, allowing for many more pixels without having to wait.

Canon hasn't said whether it intends to produce a camera using the 120-megapixel sensor anytime in the near future. A previous, 50-megapixel sensor from 2007 has never been used in a shipping model. The development may see some of the breakthroughs implemented with more conventional cameras.


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  1. facebook_Brian

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    Canon 120 MP sensor

    I cannot understand Canon, they have had the technology to produce a camera with a 50 MP sensor since 2007 and not done so and now announced that they have developed a 120 MP censor. In the meantime Nikon has produced the D800 with a 36 MP sensor and left Canon in their wake, why is it if canon have the technology to produce a camera with a much larger sensor, have they not done so.

    If Canon do not wake up and start to compete with the competition they are going to loose a lot of their loyal customers.


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