Canon has announced that it has successfully developed an APS-H-size (29.2 x 20.2 mm approx) CMOS image sensor that delivers an image resolution of approximately 120 megapixels (13,280 x 9,184 pixels). Canon’s highest-resolution commercial CMOS sensor of the same size comprise approximately 16.1 million pixels the newly developed sensor features a pixel count that, at approximately 120 million pixels, is nearly 7.5 times larger.
With CMOS sensors, while high-speed readout for high pixel counts is achieved through parallel processing, an increase in parallel-processing signal counts can result in such problems as signal delays and minor deviations in timing. By modifying the method employed to control the readout circuit timing, Canon successfully achieved the high-speed readout of sensor signals. As a result, the new CMOS sensor makes possible a maximum output speed of approximately 9.5 frames per second, supporting the continuous shooting of ultra-high-resolution images.
Canon’s newly developed CMOS sensor also incorporates a Full HD (1,920 x 1,080 pixels) video output capability. Images captured using these image sensor maintain higher levels of definition and clarity than ever before even when cropped or digitally magnified.
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