Sony announces new CMOS Image Sensors with Global Shutter

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Fond at sonyalpharumors.com:

Sony announces new CMOS Image Sensors with Global Shutter (for industrial applications)

http://www.sonyalpharumors.com/sony-announces-new-cmos-image-sensors-with-global-shutter-for-industrial-applications/

 

[RLPhoto]

This is the future for cameras, no rolling shutters and insane sync speeds.

 

[Loswr]

Well, that tears it. Canon must respond!!

 

[bdunbar79]

Well, that tears it. Canon must respond!!

It's too late. I'm already jumping to Sony because of this. And since I'm jumping to Sony that must mean so is everyone else, so that's it for Canon.

 

[tbadowski]

I don't know why anyone would jump ship to Sony over this- this is for "Industrial applications"- like product inspection imaging, etc. doesn't say anything about availability on a consumer camera.

Also, it's a 5 megapixel sensor (or 3.5 for the other version) this makes sense, because they have to put additional circuitry on each pixel to 'freeze' the image.

 

[Loswr]

Who cares, it's more innovative awesomeness from Sony. If Canon doesn't respond, they'll lose the few customers they have left.

 

[unfocused]

Careful with your comments. Forum readers are notorious around here for failing to grasp sarcasm.

BTW, I thought this comment was pretty good (found on the Sony rumors site):

Long story short... unless you're shooting a bullet train at max speed... zoomed in, I think you'll be ok

 

[Loswr]

You wound me, sir. I don't have a sarcastic bone in my body.

 

[Dylan777]

I'm more interested in Fuji medium format rumor :

 

[Mt Spokane Photography]

Sony is pushing Sensors to many more markets than just dedicated cameras, in fact, the Camera sensors are a small part of their market. They are really investing heavily in R&D since they see this as a market they can almost totally dominate. That means they will be able to dictate prices as well. There are so many potential uses for sensors that we have only begun to see some of the applications.

Certainly, homes will have face recognition to welcome you or your guests and tip you off if its a stranger at your door. They are already pushing for this in cars, your car will recognize you and unlock the ignition, maybe even the doors.

 

[Aglet]

Certainly, homes will have face recognition to welcome you or your guests and tip you off if its a stranger at your door. They are already pushing for this in cars, your car will recognize you and unlock the ignition, maybe even the doors.

make-overs?..
printed portraits?

that'll never fly as secure unless combined with some other annoying bio-metric that some group will then want to harvest and sell the data for.

I like keys.
I hate keys.

 

[Mt Spokane Photography]

Certainly, homes will have face recognition to welcome you or your guests and tip you off if its a stranger at your door. They are already pushing for this in cars, your car will recognize you and unlock the ignition, maybe even the doors.

make-overs?..
printed portraits?

that'll never fly as secure unless combined with some other annoying bio-metric that some group will then want to harvest and sell the data for.

I like keys.
I hate keys.

Certainly not with current face recognition tech, but it goes deeper than just consumer stuff, still, I wouldn't trust it, virtually anything can be hacked. So, it will have to be a part of a multi level tech to work itoday. That Sony is seriously working toward this sort of thing is the point. They intend to make it work, and to dominate.

 

[siegsAR]

Good.

They'll develop it then open the tech to Canon and Nikon for profit. ;D

 

[Sunnystate]

Maybe this is what Canon was planning to do all along, dedicate all resources to design ridiculous video cameras and lenses, and left all the heavy lifting of developing sensors to Sony. At the right time they just will start using ready product of the highest quality by Sony, it already started in some point and shoot... How is that from the profit point of view, so far they saved money for last 10 years of sensors R&D? Not bad at all.

 

[Leejo]

Come on - 163 or 213 fps - what is there not to like
- with 8 bit ADC

Just need to scale to 24MP APS-C/50MP FF and we can have super-Super-HD Video

Now where is the CFAST II Spek for the Terbayte Cards I will Need :-*

 

[bgran8]

Canon just needs to fix their noise issue in low light situations. There is no denying that Sony's sensor's are superior, which is frustrating for me personally. I prefer Canon for everything except for their sensors. Canon's lenses are superior and the company seems more stable, but being able to lift the shadows with virtually no penalty in a landscape picture where it is not reasonable to combine multiple exposures is just awesome.

 

[beforeEos Camaras]

You wound me, sir. I don't have a sarcastic bone in my body.

really when did you become boneless?

 

[Loswr]

You wound me, sir. I don't have a sarcastic bone in my body.

really when did you become boneless?

Lol. Allow me to repeat what I said, with proper emphasis.

I don't have a sarcastic bone in my body.

 

[fragilesi]

You wound me, sir. I don't have a sarcastic bone in my body.

really when did you become boneless?

Lol. Allow me to repeat what I said, with proper emphasis.

I don't have a sarcastic bone in my body.

Odd, even my Sony sarcasm detector just ran out of dynamic range!