Canon’s highly sensitive sensor enables Full HD video recording even when the light source is only 0.08lux

Canon has just announced a new line of super-sensitive CMOS sensors that can help the camera capture high-quality movies at resolutions up to Full HD 1080p and up to 60fps even in extremely low light.

The sensor is actually intended for industrial purposes, but its application can be used for even relatively small sensors.

The specifications of this sensor model are as follows. It is only 1 / 1.8 inch small, the resolution is 1936×1096 pixels. All pixels are about 4.1µm in size. What makes it so special, however, is the “pixel architecture” that allows it to create an extremely wide dynamic range. In normal mode, the dynamic range can reach 75dB or approximately 12.5 stops. In HDR mode, the dynamic range can reach up to 120dB or around 20 stops.

In terms of performance, the sensor’s HDR mode combines two exposures per frame of Full HD 1080p video at 30fps. From there, the sensor can accurately capture the scene with an illuminance that stretches from 0.08lux to 80.000lux without affecting highlighting (brightest areas) or damaging black (darkest areas).

New CMOS sensor for more impressive light sensitivity

“Nighttime surveillance often uses infrared cameras and only records monochrome videos. However, with a camera equipped with the LI7050 sensor, it can help cameras capture night videos in many locations,” Canon said . public spots such as roads, traffic networks, from which the image in the video will help to determine the details of the colors of vehicles, clothing of objects. Moreover, this compact sensor with high sensitivity can Used for cameras on underwater drones, microscopes and cameras for security personnel “.

Although this is clearly the sensor for industrial and consumer-oriented activities instead of towards the general consumer. But the ability to shoot, capture images, movies with high sensitivity, quality color, less noise in the dark without slowing down the shutter speed is definitely the desire of many photographers.

Application of the new light-sensitive CMOS image sensor in many fields

And with the pixel architecture being developed, cameras in the not too distant future can fully achieve this.

Readers interested in Canon LI7050’s high-sensitivity CMOS sensor details can read Canon’s press release here . The first sensor models have been on sale since this month and are expected to be sold to commercial customers in Japan next October.

Refer to Petapixel