OmniVision has introduced the world’s smallest NTSC camera with a sensor size of only 1/18 inch. The new sensor is called the OV6920 and will be use in disposable cameras for medical applications such as intubation and diagnostic systems. Measuring 2.1 mm by 2.3 mm, the CSP packaged chip will enable a 3.2 mm diameter [...]
Did you know that DSLR camera have an expected shutter-life on their camera? This is the number of times the shutter is activated (actuations) before the mechanism fails. Although it is not an absolute figure, it does exit.
You see, on a good days shooting, a normal film SLR camera could use up 10 rolls [...]
DALSA Semiconductor has announced today that it has successfully fabricated and delivered the world’s highest resolution image sensor chip to its customer, Semiconductor Technology Associates (“STAâ€) of San Juan Capistrano, California.
The sensor is a CCD type and has over 111 megapixels measuring 10,560 pixels x 10,560 pixels at 9µm. It is over 4 inches [...]
Computer Chip manufacturer, Micron Technology has unveil a thumbnail-sized digital sensor that enables pocket-sized cameras and cell phones to capture bursts of 10 high-quality photos in a single second or even high-definition video. This is what they say during the press release:
The world of digital cameras just got bigger and smaller at the same time. [...]
Here is some interesting research; researchers at the Japan’s Institute of Physical and Chemical Research have made a breakthrough that could benefit fields as diverse as networking, photography and astronomy. The researchers have unveiled a prototype of a glass-like material that they claim to be 100% transparent.
Unlike normal glass, which reflects some of the incoming [...]
As soon as Sony made the announcement of their first digital SLR camera last month, there were many speculations as to which sensor the new Alpha will use. The question will be which one? Is it the same CMOS sensor used in the Sony R1? Is it the CCD sensor used in the Nikon D200 [...]
Here is an interesting article by www.photoreporter.com that summarizes the differnces in digital camera formats between the different manufacturers. The formats includes Full Frame 24 x 36mm, Four Thirds 17.3 x 13mm and the common APS-C 22 x15mm.
Here’s what they say about each format.
Full-Frame Format
The full-frame digital format was pioneered by Canon in the EOS-1D [...]
Sony has developed a new high speed CMOS sensor that captures images at 60 frames per second compared to the current 30 frames per second. The main advantages is the seamless capture of moving and still images and allowing the ability to play back high-speed video in slow motion. They are also working on a [...]
Here is an interesting article by Tomohiro Otsuki in the April 2006 Issue of Nikkei Electronics Asia on a new CMOS sensor by Fujifilm.
“The Fuji Photo Film Co Ltd of Japan has made a breakthrough with the development of a new complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) sensor by using an organic photoelectric conversion film, and successfully [...]
Will the Foveon 10 megapixel X3 Pro CMOS sensor ever take off? On paper the sensor does sound very impressive with the following information from its specification sheet.
“The Foveon X3® Pro 10M is a 1.7 FLM (focal length multiplier)* high-resolution CMOS direct image sensor that incorporates breakthrough Foveon X3 technology. Newly enhanced, the latest version [...]