Sony Semiconductor Solutions has unveiled a pair of new 247-megapixel medium-format image sensors. They shoot 16-bit images at over five fps.
This Sony image sensor is not the new IMX811. There are no images of the new sensor available yet. | Sony
However, before photographers get too deflated, Sony Semiconductor has “industrial” versions of sensors used in consumer photographic cameras, including the slightly smaller IMX461 sensor used in the Fujifilm GFX 100 and Hasselblad X series cameras. Assuming that the IMX811 could be used for a typical camera, its specifications are remarkable. The rolling shutter image sensor incorporates 24 dB PGA circuitry and a 16-bit A/D converter with full 16-bit digital output. Even at 16-bit output, the sensor promises to record 247-megapixel photos at 5.3 frames per second. By dropping the A/D converter into a 14-bit or 12-bit mode, asTo contextualize the sheer pixel count, the 247-megapixel image is 19,200 pixels wide and 12,800 pixels tall.
Will this new 247-megapixel back-illuminated CMOS image sensor soon find its way into a new medium-format camera or digital back? Only time will tell. However, given how other “industrial” sensors have been used before, there is reason for optimism. The combination of high bit-depth processing, remarkable resolution, and speed is extremely appealing.
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