sensors

Idan Shechter, the guy behind Camera Size, has launched a new website for photographers who understand sizes better through visual comparisons than through specs and figures. Sensor Size is a website that offers quick visual comparisons of sensors found in popular digital cameras. Select the cameras you want to check out from a couple of drop-down menus, and the sensors are displayed in relative sizes next to each other. You can also stack the images or display them in a 3D overlay for a better view.

4K video is the realm of high end cinematography gear right? Maybe not. Two new 16MP sensors …

Digital camera sensors come in two flavors, charge couple device (CCD) sensors and …

Some time ago Sony announced a new series of "stacked" CMOS sensors that would bring a new level of quality to smartphone cameras. And now, several months later, rumors are floating about that Sony's new LT29i smartphone -- codenamed the Hayabusa -- will be packing a 13-megapixel version of the new tech.

Samsung has developed what the company claims is the world’s first CMOS sensor that can capture both RGB and …

Here’s a great diagram by Mobot that shows how the 41-megapixel sensor inside …

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Devin Coldewey of TechCrunch created this helpful diagram showing the relative sizes of …

Destin of Smarter Every Day made this helpful video in which he and …

Ever wonder why camera manufacturers these days are describing often sensor sizes with fractions instead of millimeters? Roger Cicala …

After arriving late to the digital photography party, Kodak took another step away from the market yesterday by selling …

Here’s a photograph by the The Bangkok Post showing Sony’s sensor manufacturing plant …

MIT scientists have discovered that graphene, a material consisting of one-atom thick sheets …

Many Nikonians would have been overjoyed if Nikon’s mirrorless cameras had been announced with an APS-C sensor instead of …

Cell phone cameras have pretty poor image quality when compared with point-and-shoot cameras due to their small sensors, but …

As technology improves, features that were once limited to expensive professional models often become available to the masses, but …

Kodak uploaded a video to YouTube recently thats been causing quite a bit of controversy. It’s a talk by …

Ever wonder what actually happens between the time you press the shutter button on a DSLR and when the …

In the present day world of photography, "mainstream" digital cameras aren't nearly as modular as desktop computers since components can't easily be swapped in and out of the camera body. The future might look quite different, and Nikon is taking a step in that direction with a recent patent filing for interchangeable sensors on EVIL cameras. In addition to choosing a particular lens depending on the desired photo, photographers would be able to choose different sensors as well.

Sony has issued an "important notice" that shooting HD video for semi-long periods of time with the A33 and A55 may cause the sensor to overheat, shutting off the camera. How long the camera lasts depends on ambient temperature and image stabilization is enabled. If it's 30° C (~86° F) the A55 can only go 6 minutes with IS turned on.

A week ago Canon announced the development of a APS-H CMOS sensor that delivers a staggering 120 …

We all know pointing your DSLR directly at the sun for extended periods of time isn't too healthy for your sensor, but what about laser lights like the ones used at concerts? Turns out those can be even more lethal for your camera, even with very brief exposures.

Camera phones may soon offer more megapixels than some DSLR cameras. Imaging company OmniVision announced today that they have developed a 14.6-megapixel image sensor that will fit in cell phones. These sensors are capable of both high-resolution still photography and 1080p high-definition video recording.

The technology behind DSLRs, video cameras, web cams, and even astrophotography and medical imaging would not be where it is …