In an unexpected announcement CMOSIS – who have supplied sensors for a number of manufacturers including Leica – have unveiled the CMV50000, a 48MP CMOS full frame sensor. It’s capable of capturing 8K video at 30fps, as well as a pixel binning 4K at 60fps.

That’s 7920 x 6004 effective pixels capturing full frame video with a global shutter, eliminating any kind of rolling shutter effect. The CMV50000 also throws in advanced noise reduction and HDR shooting just for good measure.

The thought of what a sensor like this could do in a consumer grade camera is a wet dream for videographers.

Unfortunately, CMOSIS says that they expect the CMV50000 to be used mostly in machine vision cameras and high end security cameras, not in consumer electronics. Still, we’ll hold out hope that sensor of this kind may someday make its way into a DSLR or mirrorless model.

“The introduction of the 48MP CMV50000 gives camera manufacturers the opportunity to enjoy the design and operating advantages of a CMOS image sensor while gaining the ultra-high resolution, which has previously only been available through the use of CCD sensors,” said a CMOSIS spokesperson.

As we know, megapixels aren’t everything, but the thought of what a sensor like this could do in a consumer grade camera is a wet dream for videographers. For example, 8K can be copped by 50% and still result in a (you guessed it) 4K image.

The CMV50000 is available in monochrome now, and the colour version, priced at priced at US$3,600, will be available by the end of 2016.

2016-11-10 03:00