Professional photographers may now be able to enhance their captivating images by producing them in a higher resolution. Canon has come out with an APS-H-size CMOS image sensor which is claimed to be the first of its kind. This offering can generate an image resolution of roughly 120MP, which is touted to be the highest level of resolution proffered by sensors of its size available in the world. Compared to Canon’s own highest-resolution commercial CMOS sensor of a similar size, it is almost 7.5 times larger and augments the resolution with a 2.4-fold improvement.
In the case of CMOS sensors, high-speed readouts for high pixel counts are done with parallel processing. However, with a raise in the parallel-processing signal counts, there could be problems like small deviations in timing and signal delays. The high-speed readout of sensor signals is achieved by altering the method used to command the readout circuit timing. This results into the latest CMOS sensor providing an output speed of almost 9.5 frames per second, which supports continuous shooting of ultra-high-resolution photographs.
This sensor also endows a Full HD video output capability at 1,920 x 1,080 pixels. The CMOS sensor is capable of Full HD video from one of its approximately one-sixtieth-sized part of its total surface area. Photographs developed, cropped or digitally magnified maintain high levels of clarity and definition. Moreover, this sensor allows image confirmation throughout a wide image area and Full HD video viewing of a specific section of the entire frame.
The company plans to work on still images that go beyond those using film and video movies, leveraging on the unique attributes of the SLR cameras like high mobility and the ability to interchange lenses.
