Last year, Sony said that it had developed a new type of sensor that was capable of gathering double the light of conventional sensors while also reducing noise. That sensor has finally made it into a consumer product, and the company has further explained how it works. [Read More]
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Atomos has announced that it has successfully developed a new 8K video sensor for use in cinema cameras and is currently evaluating the logistics for commercial release. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2022-10-24 20:33
GoPro has announced two new GoPro Hero11 Black cameras that feature a larger 27-megapixel sensor, can capture 10-bit color video, can capture a new ultra-wide "HyperView," have a full 360-degree horizon lock, and more. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2022-09-14 15:59
Nikon has filed a patent for a new type of sensor that would allow it to perform both a rolling and global shutter operation. It's not the first time the company has proposed such a design, but it expands on the use case of a previous filing. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2022-03-18 18:22
Sony Semiconductor has published technical specs of the IMX472, a Four Thirds format Stacked CMOS sensor that can be read-out at full bit-depth at up to 120 fps. The super-fast readout of Stacked CMOS sensors is key to fast shooting and fast autofocus, as well as video capabilities in the latest high-end cameras. dpreview.com »
2021-10-21 04:30
In October 2018, French startup Pixii announced its first product, the Pixii camera. The original Pixii camera was a digital rangefinder with an M-mount. The aluminum body eschewed a back display and included an electronic viewfinder. dpreview.com »
2021-09-27 19:48
Vaonis, makers of the Vespera and Stellina smart telescopes has announced its latest creation, the Hyperia telescope camera. The Hyperia is a nearly 75kg (165 lbs) personal observatory. The telescope uses a 61MP image sensor paired with a 1050mm lens. dpreview.com »
2021-09-21 21:51
Sony has announced that it is close to releasing the IMX661, a 127.68-megapixel “large format” sensor with a global shutter. While aimed at the industrial market, this sensor can be seen as an indication that Sony is capable of releasing a global shutter sensor for the consumer market. The IMX661 has a diagonal size of […] petapixel.com »
2021-03-09 18:51
It's no secret that both Olympus (now OM Digital Solutions) and Panasonic have desperately needed a new sensor. For the past 6 years, the same old 20 Megapixel sensor has been slapped into their cameras. thephoblographer.com »
2021-02-07 08:00
A promotional image for Samsung Semiconductors' 108MP ISOCELL Bright HMX mobile camera sensor. Known smartphone leaker Ice Universe has shared a leaked slide from Samsung Semiconductor presentation that suggests the company is looking to push the boundaries of its ISOCELL image sensor technology, going so far as to question the possibility of putting a 600MP sensor inside a mobile device. dpreview.com »
2020-12-07 22:26
Canon Watch is reporting that Canon has developed a new 21mp full-frame sensor and suggests we may see it in an upcoming EOS R camera. Read more... canonrumors.com »
2020-10-08 17:15
Leica has officially stopped production of the CCD image sensor inside the Leica M9 series of cameras. As a result “defective sensors cannot be replaced” moving forward, and you’ll need to upgrade to an M10 or another Leica camera if this happens to you. petapixel.com »
2020-08-10 17:53
Sony has released an official “statement regarding the impact of the spread of the novel coronavirus,” in which the company details exactly how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted each of their businesses. petapixel.com »
2020-03-27 19:34
$(document). ready(function() { SampleGalleryV2({"containerId":"embeddedSampleGallery_6747480534","galleryId":"6747480534","isEmbeddedWidget":true,"selectedImageIndex":0,"isMobile":false}) }); Canon very quietly today released a dedicated astrophotography version of its EOS R camera, the EOS Ra. dpreview.com »
2019-11-05 22:35
Sensor manufacturer OmniVision has created what has now been confirmed as the smallest commercially-available image sensor in the world by Guinness World Record. The OmniVision OV6948 is an ultra-compact 1/36-inch backside-illuminated sensor that measures just 0. dpreview.com »
2019-10-22 21:15
I got some more screenshots unveiling tidbits about the new Sony 60Mp 8K Full Frame sensors: What’s interesting is that it has 64 native ISO. This is a hell of sensor! But keep in mind that usually cameras do not use the full potential of the sesnor because of processing hardware limits and overheating issues. sonyalpharumors.com »
2018-12-03 18:06
Sony has updated its sensor page and shared the details of a number of new image sensors it's made. Sure enough, a few of them bear a striking resemblance to sensors inside other manufacturers cameras. dpreview.com »
2018-10-20 19:45
Ricoh has announced the development of its new GR III, a significant update to the GR and GR II. The camera gains sensor-shift image stabilization and on-sensor phase detection as part of an updated 24MP sensor. dpreview.com »
2018-09-25 09:00
Sony just announced a groundbreaking development in the world of camera image sensors: it has created a 1. 46-megapixel back-illuminated CMOS sensor that has global shutter. This is the first-ever CMOS sensor of over 1MP that has both back-illumination and global shutter. petapixel.com »
2018-02-17 23:21
The Hasselblad X1D-50c (read review) has achieved the highest DxOMark Sensor Score of 102 points for any commercially-available sensor the company has ever tested. photographyblog.com »
2017-10-26 17:00
HMD Global, the company behind the Nokia smartphone brand, has launched its long-anticipated Nokia 8 flagship. With a 5. 3" QHD IPS display covered in 2. 5D Gorilla Glass 5, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chipset, 4GB of RAM and 64 or 128GB storage options the Android device comes with high-end specification all-around and has a lot to offer in the camera department as well. dpreview.com »
2017-08-17 14:12
Back at the Mobile World Congress in February Chinese Manufacturer OPPO was demonstrating a smartphone camera module with a 5x optical zoom that was developed in cooperation with the Israeli company CorePhotonics. dpreview.com »
2017-06-09 17:20
f you haven't known already, the stacked CMOS sensor in the new Sony a9 flagship camera isn't exactly all brand new. Indeed, it's the first time that Sony has done it with a full frame sensor and released it to the public. thephoblographer.com »
2017-04-22 07:00
Today Sony announced their new Xperia XZ flagship mobile phone. And its the first device that uses the new DRAM stacked sensor capable of shooting 960 fps! It also has predictive and laser autofocusing. sonyalpharumors.com »
2017-02-27 15:32
Sony has today announced the development of a 3-layer stacked CMOS image sensor with DRAM for smartphones, making it possible to capture video at 1000 fps. The new chip comes with a DRAM layer in addition to the conventional 2-layer stacked CMOS structure with a back-illuminated layer of photo-sites and a circuit layer for signal processing. dpreview.com »
2017-02-07 22:01
Chinese smartphone maker Meizu has today unveiled the Pro 6 Plus, a high-end model with metal housing and large 5. 7" pressure-sensitive AMOLED screen with Quad-HD resolution. The Sony Exmor IMX386 sensor in the camera module has been deployed in some previous Meizu models but at 1/2. dpreview.com »
2016-11-30 21:29
At Photokina 2016, Fujifilm announced their new system called the Fujifilm GFX: their medium format camera system that has been long rumored. The new system sports a sensor size of 43. 8 x 32. thephoblographer.com »
2016-09-19 18:55
Sony has unveiled its latest flagship smartphone in the Xperia 1 V, targeting both photographers and video enthusiasts as it upgrades some of the hardware while finding other ways to optimize the software. [Read More]