Today Sony researchers in Tokyo unveiled a digital SLR component that’s actually drool-worthy: a CMOS sensor the size of 35mm film that registers 24.81 effective megapixels—close to 26 million total.

The megapixel race isn’t over if you ask Canon. Today, the company announced a new 35mm full-frame CMOS sensor with a ...

a CMOS image sensor with 410 million pixels (24,592 x 16,704 pixels), the world's highest pixel count for a 35mm full-frame camera. The sensor is expected to be used in a variety of fields that ...

A digital camera’s sensor size can go a long way in determining image quality in a camera. This graphic illustrates common sizes The typical point-and-shoot digital camera has a 5.76 by 4.29 mm sensor ...

After recently joining the open Micro Four Thirds standard, JVC Kenwood has shown off two prototype 4K Ultra HD camcorders at NAB in Las Vegas. Both come with a Micro Four Thirds mount, meaning that ...

Is bigger really better? When it comes to shooting quality video with your camera, it’s a tricky question. Plenty would argue in favour of full-frame, and just as many for a format like APS-C or Micro ...

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High-resolution imaging sensors aren’t new. However, its size makes Canon’s achievement so impressive and record-breaking. Canon has managed to stuff 410-megapixels into a 35mm full-frame camera ...

Featuring a Super 35mm size CCD sensor, Sony’s latest high-end CineAlta system delivers 4:4:4 picture quality, variable film rates up to 50 frames per second and extraordinary dynamic range and ...

With everyone demanding the best camera phone, image quality has become the latest smartphone arms race. And the camera sensor is where manufacturers are duking it out. While large megapixel counts ...

The new sensor features a resolution equivalent to 24K, but don’t expect it to show up in Canon’s consumer cameras any time soon. The new sensor features a resolution equivalent to 24K, but don’t ...