Not such a big deal after all. The
sensor is a 1080P sensor, i.e., 1080 pixels by 1080 pixels – a 1
megapixel sensor.
That means the pixels are about .2mm
square – a far cry from the micron sized pixels in the highest resolution
Canon, Nikon and Sony sensors.
You ought to be able to see the individual
pixels without even a magnifying glass.
Cheers,
James
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2010 10:38 AM
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Subject: RE: 8" CMOS sensor
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Well I would suspect
cost not storage will keep any LF user in film. Storage these days is
relatively cheap, but the cost of that sensor is likely to exceed the GDP of
many states and some countries.
Now what they learn
from making that will likely one day filter down to something more practical
and cost effective for us, but that's likely down the road a piece. Just
as we got the rear view mirror on our cars from auto racing, this kind of
project can not be anything but helpful
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Subject: 8" CMOS sensor from Canon
From: Karl Shah-Jenner <shahjen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, September 01, 2010 6:44 am
To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students
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"Did you ever think that you'd see a
CMOS sensor measuring 202 x 205 mm? That's 7.95 x 8.07 inches to our fine
imperial friends. Its impressive size -- about 40 times larger than Canon's
largest commercial CMOS sensor -- translates to staggering light-gathering
capabilities, capturing images in one one-hundredth the amount of light
required by a professional DSLR. Better yet, the sensor is matched by new
circuitry allowing for video capture at 60fps in just 0.3 lux of illumination
(think full moon on a clear night). Unfortunately, the press release is more
concerned with promoting Canon's engineering
prowessthan with product launch. Nevertheless, we're
impressed."
just a little something for the LF
shooters to drool over
though I suspect the silver film V sensor/storage
costs issue will keep LF shooters ramaining with their feet firmly in the film
camp ;)
