54 Megapixel Full Frame Sensor with 2460 focusing points!!!

[expatinasia]

Seems like SAR has already picked up on the Canon rumours of a new sensor.

I do not know if he was joking, but he says that:

All I can tell you know is that I heard about a 54 Full Frame Megapixel sensor from Sony (with 2460 focusing points (no joke!) and the focusing area covers 78% of the entire sensor). It was actually planed for a 2015 release but maybe Canon will make them change those plans…

Not sure if it is just very quiet in the rumour website business at the moment, and they have all agreed to throw a little spice into the mix, but it looks like Photokina could be a very interesting show to attend.

http://www.sonyalpharumors.com/canon-to-start-a-new-sensor-tech-war-in-september/

 

[tayassu]

WTF?!!!
I will not believe such things as long as I do not see them with my own eyes.

 

[Dylan777]

only 54MP? My PC is dying when PP A7R files

 

[Don Haines]

3 levels of 18Mpixels ?

 

[COBRASoft]

Focus point 986 is broken, what to do now?

Seriously?

 

[docsmith]

only 54MP? My PC is dying when PP A7R files

Dylan...I was wondering, is that why you moved off of the A7R and got the 1DX? Sorry if I missed the discussion in another thread....

 

[Palettemediaproduktion]

If this rumor proves to be real we might expect to see a 20 megapixel version of the sensor on the 7D II. If they decide to have the same pixel size on both crop and FF that is.

Would make sense to start off with crop versions to have more time perfecting the internal handing of the greater data flow on the FF models to come. And buy some time. They might even do like with the Canon C100. Incorporate hidden tech that will be used on coming models and open it up with a upgrade later on.

 

[tron]

Only 2460 focusing points ? If it does not have 2470 points at least it is useless... ;D ;D ;D

 

[9VIII]

Things are heating up now. A 54MP sensor on any camera is going to be real tempting (as long as it's less than $5,000).

 

[Dylan777]

only 54MP? My PC is dying when PP A7R files

Dylan...I was wondering, is that why you moved off of the A7R and got the 1DX? Sorry if I missed the discussion in another thread....

Still have the 7r. The X handles larger lenses better.

 

[tron]

Only 2460 focusing points ? If it does not have 2470 points at least it is useless... ;D ;D ;D

OH, BY THE WAY: The number of focusing points has to be ODD in order to have a central one :

 

[TeT]

any chance they will bring back the split screen focusing aid?

 

[Dylan777]

any chance they will bring back the split screen focusing aid?

You might as well create a poll for that.

 

[Rob Wiebe]

only 54MP? My PC is dying when PP A7R files

Dylan...I was wondering, is that why you moved off of the A7R and got the 1DX? Sorry if I missed the discussion in another thread....

Still have the 7r. The X handles larger lenses better.

Same config here.

 

[dgatwood]

Only 2460 focusing points ? If it does not have 2470 points at least it is useless... ;D ;D ;D

OH, BY THE WAY: The number of focusing points has to be ODD in order to have a central one :

Only if the focus points are symmetrical. For a counterexample, consider three points in a triangle, with a fourth point in the center.

 

[tron]

Only 2460 focusing points ? If it does not have 2470 points at least it is useless... ;D ;D ;D

OH, BY THE WAY: The number of focusing points has to be ODD in order to have a central one :

Only if the focus points are symmetrical. For a counterexample, consider three points in a triangle, with a fourth point in the center.

Technically true but without any purpose. Anyway I still insist in a camera having at least 2470 points (ehhmm 2471 ;D ;D ;D )

 

[dgatwood]

Only 2460 focusing points ? If it does not have 2470 points at least it is useless... ;D ;D ;D

OH, BY THE WAY: The number of focusing points has to be ODD in order to have a central one :

Only if the focus points are symmetrical. For a counterexample, consider three points in a triangle, with a fourth point in the center.

Technically true but without any purpose. Anyway I still insist in a camera having at least 2470 points (ehhmm 2471 ;D ;D ;D )

In that case, I insist on it being 2473 so that it is also a prime number.

 

[Aglet]

All I can tell you know is that I heard about a 54 Full Frame Megapixel sensor from Sony (with 2460 focusing points (no joke!) and the focusing area covers 78% of the entire sensor). It was actually planed for a 2015 release but maybe Canon will make them change those plans…

That would be a D4x sensor

 

[Aglet]

.. merely a FF version of the very good crop sensor in the D7100/5300/3300

 

[benperrin]

Seems a bit of a stretch. I wouldn't mind a camera in the 45ish MP range however. But others have said that's definitely not enough focus points! ;D What are these? Focus points for ants? It needs to be at least 3 times bigger!