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far2000 · 09-28-2007, 06:46 PM

Canon crams 50 megapixels into a CMOS prototype

Posted Jun 4th 2007 11:35AM by Paul Miller
Filed under: Digital Cameras

You won't be seeing one of these sensors in your fashioncam any time soon. Canon has built a 50 megapixel CMOS monstrosity, which is reportedly almost twice the resolution of its nearest competition, and is prepping it as a sort of large format surveillance camera for monitoring large, busy areas such as parking lots and theme parks, along with detailed work like factory part inspections. Despite the sensor's clear industrial-end aims, Canon has managed to build its prototype at 19 x 28mm in size, the same dimensions of the sensors in its DSLR cameras, so who knows where this tech could end up in the long run. So far Canon hasn't even announced release plans for this current incarnation, so we aren't going to go hawking our existing shooter just yet.

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09-28-2007, 06:46 PM	#1
far2000 Advocate Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Swaziland / South Africa Posts: 658 Thanks: 402 Thanked 336 Times in 169 Posts	Canon crams 50 megapixels into a CMOS prototype Canon crams 50 megapixels into a CMOS prototype Posted Jun 4th 2007 11:35AM by Paul Miller Filed under: Digital Cameras You won't be seeing one of these sensors in your fashioncam any time soon. Canon has built a 50 megapixel CMOS monstrosity, which is reportedly almost twice the resolution of its nearest competition, and is prepping it as a sort of large format surveillance camera for monitoring large, busy areas such as parking lots and theme parks, along with detailed work like factory part inspections. Despite the sensor's clear industrial-end aims, Canon has managed to build its prototype at 19 x 28mm in size, the same dimensions of the sensors in its DSLR cameras, so who knows where this tech could end up in the long run. So far Canon hasn't even announced release plans for this current incarnation, so we aren't going to go hawking our existing shooter just yet. www.engadget.com