I see this as plausible. It is in the midrange that the market is whining about DR, 4K video and IBIS. Not that Pros wouldn´t need it but we are not chasing specs like that. If Sony has a great sensor on the shelves and Canon can guarantee a certain volume, I am sure they´ll get a good offer and can price the camera accordingly. Having that said, I still think Sony saves the very best and latest for their own cameras to make sure they are always one step ahead in the sensor department.
Sony could possibly manufacture a DP-AF sensor according to Canon's detailed specs. But i don't think Canon is willing to share those. Even when Sony sensor business is sonewhat separated from Sony imaging division ...
Canon can make APS-C sensors in-house, it does not need Sony. Even if some Sony sensor might be 2/3 EV ahead in DR and/or a few cents lower cost per unit - in practice that has never kept Canon from selling more cameras with their sensors than Sony and Nikon/Sony combined.
in short: don't believe this rumour.
oO ... now i sound like a CanonFanBoy. But rest assured I am not.
It's more concrete than that. Sony Semiconductor Solutions is not a division, it is a corporation. https://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/News/Press/201510/15-082E/I would bet that Sony’s camera division ant Sony’s semiconductor division are completely different entities with little connection.
I've taken more than 500k shots on a 7d2. Not only would I prefer 16fps over dual pixel AF, I'd pay 50 percent more for it.
Well, that pretty much sums it up. Thanks. This means that the camera group is just another customer.It's more concrete than that. Sony Semiconductor Solutions is not a division, it is a corporation. https://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/News/Press/201510/15-082E/
I hope this isn’t the beginning of the end for Canon’s own sensors.
I don't understand why people think monopolies are a good thing.I hope it is. Focusing more resources on fine tuning the sensor, the pipeline and end user experience instead of worrying about the manufacturing would be a smart move. It would be similar to Nikon using Sony sensors, Sony manufactures the sensor, but Nikon uses their resources to optimize the sensor. It's too resource intensive to try and keep up with the tooling needed to build sensors, especially when Sony gets so much income from smartphones to allow them to update their tooling so frequently.
The Sony IMX571 is the sensor that FujiFilm uses in the X-T3 which is an extremely capable video camera. Far better than anything Canon is offering outside of their cinema line of cameras. Not sure why posters are saying this camera wouldn't be able to offer video. DPAF does nice cinematic focus pulls but it's just one of many ways to manage video focus and for the time being it seems to be a challenge for DPAF to read out fast enough for DSLR level frame rates. Canon is now competing directly with the best MILC's out there and they may need to look outside of their own R&D to find solutions. Sony doesn't appear interested in developing their own APS-C line so they may be open to letting Canon have their most advanced APS-C sensor. Probably won't happen but nobody should rule it out IMO.
I hope it is. Focusing more resources on fine tuning the sensor, the pipeline and end user experience instead of worrying about the manufacturing would be a smart move. It would be similar to Nikon using Sony sensors, Sony manufactures the sensor, but Nikon uses their resources to optimize the sensor. It's too resource intensive to try and keep up with the tooling needed to build sensors, especially when Sony gets so much income from smartphones to allow them to update their tooling so frequently.
That makes no sense. Sensors and regular chips are very different. It could be because point and shoot business is almost dead, though most of those sensors weren’t built by Canon. Also, no matter what, the camera business, for everyone, is tottering. Even Sony is making fewer sensors.Maybe the reason Canon is starting to offer a foundry business is because they plan to have more capacity due to outsourcing their DSLR sensors to Sony? It seems like Canon would need to upgrade their entire process node just to be competitive and it seems unlikely that they'd be able to recoup that investment without the volume from the compact camera market.
I’m not putting any eggs in this basket, but what might make more sense is canon looking to source sensors for a camera run while spinning a new process in their own fab.That makes no sense. Sensors and regular chips are very different. It could be because point and shoot business is almost dead, though most of those sensors weren’t built by Canon. Also, no matter what, the camera business, for everyone, is tottering. Even Sony is making fewer sensors.