Canon develops CMOS sensor with 410 megapixels, the largest number of pixels ever achieved in a 35 mm full-frame sensor

And we fools thought the megapixel race was over! Today Canon announced a new 410 megapixel full-frame sensor! But hand on heart, I doubt we’ll see this sensor in any future model in this range. It is more likely that it will be used in industrial applications. And why? Putting 410 tiny megapixels in such a small area creates a lot of artifacts and problems for photographers. For example, mass diffraction at medium aperture. The only way I see such high Megapixel number on ral cameras if you find a way to solve the 3-layer tech (What Sigma names Foveon). Only in that case the pixel size would be truly big enough to get rid of the artefacts.

 

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Canon develops CMOS sensor with 410 megapixels, the largest number of pixels ever achieved in a 35 mm full-frame sensor

TOKYO, January 22, 2025— Canon Inc. announced today that it has developed a CMOS sensor with 410 megapixels (24,592 x 16,704 pixels), which is the largest number1 of pixels ever achieved in a 35 mm full-frame sensor. This sensor is expected to be used in applications that demand extreme resolution in various markets including surveillance, medicine, and industry.

The newly developed CMOS sensor with 410 megapixels
The newly developed CMOS sensor with 410 megapixels

The newly developed CMOS sensor features a resolution equivalent to 24K (198 times greater than Full HD, and 12 times greater than 8K). This enables users to crop any part of the image captured by this sensor and enlarge it significantly while maintaining high resolution. While many CMOS sensors with a super-high pixel count are medium-format or larger, this extreme resolution sensor is compacted into a 35 mm full-frame format. This allows it to be used in combination with lenses for full-frame sensors, and it is expected to contribute to the miniaturization of shooting equipment. As data readout of a CMOS sensor tends to take longer as the number of pixels increases, achieving a CMOS sensor with a super-high pixel count requires advanced signal processing technology. The newly developed sensor employs a back-illuminated stacked formation in which the pixel segment and signal processing segment are interlayered and also includes a redesigned circuitry pattern. As a result, the sensor is capable of achieving a super-high readout speed of 3,280 megapixels per second, delivering video at 8 frames per second2.

This sensor3 also features a “four-pixel binning” function that virtually treats four adjoining pixels as one, thereby improving sensitivity and making it possible to capture brighter images. When this function is in use, the sensor can capture 100-megapixel video at 24 frames per second.

By leveraging the technology it has accumulated over many years as a leading imaging company, Canon has developed breakthrough products including CMOS sensors with super-high pixel count and ultra-sensitivity, and SPAD sensors, which detect faint traces of light even in dark areas. Canon will continue to advance its technology and contribute to the transformation and further development of society.

Additional information

The sensor is scheduled to be displayed at the Canon booth at SPIE Photonics West, a leading global conference for optics and photonics held in San Francisco from January 28-30, 2025.

  • 1 As of January 21, 2025 (According to a survey by Canon).
  • 2 Applies to both color and monochrome sensors
  • 3 Monochrome sensor only

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BCNranking for 2024: Sony increased the market share in the mirrorless world!

As you know BCN collected the real sale data of nearly half the Japanese Store. And they now shared the BCN Awards with detailed market share for each category of electronics. Here are the market share data with the 2023 market share in parentheses.

Digital Cameras (Mirrorless)

  1. Sony 35.8% (34%)
  2. Canon 26% (28.3%)
  3. Nikon 14.5% (Unknown, took over the third spot from OM Digital which had 12.5% in 2023)

Digital Cameras (fixed lens)

  1. Canon 23.4% (22.6%)
  2. Kodak 21.2% (20.7%)
  3. Fujifilm 15.8% (18.1%)

Digital Cameras (SLR)

  1. Canon 69.4% (77.1%)
  2. Nikon 20.9% (17.1%)
  3. Ricoh 9.7% (5.8%)

Lenses

  1. Tamron 17.5% (15.4%)
  2. Sigma 16.8% (17%)
  3. Sony 15% (15.2%)

Digital Video Cameras

  1. DJI 48.1% (wasn’t ranked in top three last year and took the world by storm)
  2. Panasonic 23.8% (36.4%)
  3. Sony 23.4% (38.7%)

Action Cameras

  1. GoPro 34.3% (53.7%)
  2. DJI 32.1% (15.9%)
  3. Insta360 26.9% (18.1%)

What we learn from this:

  1. Sony managed to increase the lead over Canon from 5.7 to 9,8 percent
  2. Kodak really is nailing it with the compact cameras! Sony where are you?
  3. DSLR…still on sale? :)
  4. Tamron is again leading the sales…and that’s good news for Sony too because they have a 15% stake in the company
  5. DJI took the video world by storm. Thank the Osmo 3 for that!
  6. I am surprised to see GoPro still on top in the action camera department.