Canon's latest CMOS sensor captures 120MP.
Canon claims a “record-high resolution of 120 megapixels” for its new APS-H-size CMOS image sensor.
The 13,280 by 9,184 pixel resolution is “the world’s highest level for its size,” the company adds. It provides nearly 7.5 times the pixel count of Canon’s current highest-resolution commercial CMOS sensor of the same size, which has approximately 16.1 million pixels.
The large chip is also fast: Canon notes high-speed readout for high pixel counts is achieved through parallel processing — but an increase in parallel-processing signal counts can result in signal delays and minor deviations in timing. By modifying the method employed to control the readout circuit timing, Canon says its “successfully achieved the high-speed readout of sensor signals… for a maximum output speed of approximately 9.5 frames per second.”
The sensor can output Full HD video from any approximately one-sixtieth-sized section of its total surface area, the company says.
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