Canon Develops APS-H-Size CMOS Sensor with the World’s Highest Pixel Count for Its Size1
September 08 2015 - 09:27AM
Business Wire
Canon U.S.A., a leader in digital imaging solutions, today
announced that its parent company, Canon Inc. has developed an
APS-H-size (approx. 29.2 x 20.2 mm) CMOS sensor incorporating
approximately 250 million pixels (19,580 x 12,600 pixels), the
world’s highest number of pixels1 for a CMOS sensor smaller than
the size of a 35mm full-frame sensor.
When installed in one of Canon’s prototype cameras, the newly
developed sensor was able to capture images enabling the
distinguishing of lettering on the side of an airplane flying at a
distance of approximately 11 miles (18 km) from the shooting
location.2
With CMOS sensors, increases in pixel counts result in increased
signal volume, which can cause problems such as signal delays and
slight discrepancies in timing. The new Canon-developed CMOS sensor
achieves an ultra-high signal readout speed of 1.25 billion pixels
per second, made possible through advancements such as circuit
miniaturization and enhanced signal-processing technology. The
sensor enables the capture of ultra-high-pixel-count video at a
speed of up to five frames per second. Despite the high pixel
count, Canon has achieved high-sensitivity, low-noise imaging
performance through an architecture developed over many years and
adapted for miniaturized pixels.
Video footage captured by Canon’s prototype camera outfitted
with the approximately 250-megapixel CMOS sensor achieved a level
of resolution that was approximately 125 times that of Full HD
(1,920 x 1,080 pixels) video and approximately 30 times that of 4K
UHD (3,840 x 2,160 pixels) video. The amazingly high definition
made possible by the sensor lets users crop and magnify video
images while maintaining fantastic image quality. Canon is
considering the application of this technology in specialized
surveillance tools, ultra-high resolution measuring instruments and
other industrial equipment, to expand and enhance the field of
visual expression.
About Canon U.S.A., Inc.
Canon U.S.A., Inc., is a leading provider of consumer,
business-to-business, and industrial digital imaging solutions to
the United States and to Latin America and the Caribbean (excluding
Mexico) markets. With approximately $31 billion in global revenue,
its parent company, Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ), ranks third overall in
U.S. patents granted in 2014† and is one of Fortune Magazine's
World's Most Admired Companies in 2015. Canon U.S.A. is committed
to the highest level of customer satisfaction and loyalty,
providing 100 percent U.S.-based consumer service and support for
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†Based on weekly patent counts issued by United States Patent
and Trademark Office.
All referenced product names, and other marks, are trademarks of
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1 As of September 7, 2015, based on a Canon survey. APS-H-Size
CMOS sensor records approximately 246.7 million pixels.
2 Image capture employed a combination of optical and digital
zooming while distinguishing of image content was realized through
the magnification of an approximately 1/40,000th-sized area of the
captured image.
* This product is currently under development and is not
available for sale or use in the U.S. Specifications may change and
no assurances can be given that it will be made available for sale
or use in the U.S.
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