CMOSIS, the manufacturer
of the sensors for many of the top Leica cameras, recently introduced a new
sensor. With a size of 36.43
x 27.62mm, slightly largerthan a conventional full frame sensor, it has a resolution of
48MP. While that is quite impressive in itself, it can also capture video at 8K
at 30fps and 4K at 60fps. In addition it features a global shutter which eliminates the image distortion common with a
rolling shutter when shooting fast moving objects.
CMOSIS explains, “The
CMV50000 is a high speed CMOS image sensor with 7920 x 6004 effective pixels
(47.5Mp) developed for machine vision and video applications. The image array
consists of 4.6μm pipelined 8T global shutter pixels which allow exposure
during read out, while performing true CDS (Correlated Double Sampling)
operation.”
On their blog, PetaPixel
writes, “This monster of a sensor wasn’t actually designed for photo and
videographers—CMOSIS created it to replace the high pixel count CCD sensors used
in many machine-vision cameras and high-end security cams—but it doesn’t take a
big mental leap to imagine the potential uses for creatives who refuse to
sacrifice resolution for speed or visa versa.
We rarely see any
information regarding the cost of high performance sensors. Therefore it is interesting to note that this
new CEMOSIS unit is currently available for
approximately $3,800.
Considering the
CMOSIS-Leica connection, the thought of Leicas with 48MP resolution comes
naturally. Even though the resolution of
current Leica cameras is more than enough for most applications, consumer
pressure and the need to be able to compete at top levels might very well lead
to higher resolution Leicas in the future.
For more information go
here
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