Surprise: Panasonic announces a 14 Megapixel sensor!!!
Right before the G3 announcement Panasonic announced a new 14 Megapixel sensor that will be sold in December 2011!!!
PRESS RELEASE:
“Current high-sensitivity MOS image sensors suppress unevenness in brightness. CCDs have low color-mixing characteristics that suppress color unevenness. The rapidly expanding market for digital cameras with higher image quality and a slimmer body has resulted in greater demand for a stable supply of image sensors that offer both high sensitivity and uniform picture quality.
Panasonic has achieved both MOS image sensor’s high sensitivity and uniform picture quality using the new MOS image sensor technologies, enabling digital cameras and camcorders as well as cameras incorporated in smartphones and other mobile terminals to be slimmer with higher sensitivity and improved picture quality.
The new MOS image sensor has the following features:
-The new light-focusing structure significantly expands the incident light angle, ensuring uniform and high picture quality, as well as produces a slimmer camera.
-The simple manufacturing process is based on the current MOS image sensor structure, ensuring a stable supply.
The new MOS image sensor has been created using the following Panasonic technologies:
-The 32 and 45 nm (nanometers) leading-edge semiconductor process technologies lower the wiring layer profile, expand the opening area, and increase the photo diode volume.
-The low color-mixing characteristics are enhanced by light-focusing structure design technologies that use a three-dimensional wave optics design to minimize light leakage at the structural boundaries.
-Image sensor mass-production technologies allow stable production of MOS image sensors with high picture-quality.”
Via Akihabaranews
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Comment from reverse stream swimmer: Actually the G3 indeed has global (or el...- Comment from reverse stream swimmer: No, BSI is only of benefit at small sens...
Comment from Eugene: Are the sensors in the current 4/3 and m...
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lunic
2 years ago |Hmm…. So Pany says that they are making their new sensor (maybe not the G3′s 15.8MP 4/3″, but the new GH3 or Olympus’ own designed sensor) with those technics. Not Bad.
Nick clark
2 years ago |Sorry if this is a stupid question, but is this a 43 sensor?
lunic
2 years ago |The original link (Akihabaranews) says that it’s 1/2.33″ size sensor, mostly used in low-end or superzoom compact cameras.
johnjor
2 years ago |To Admin, what size is this sensor? It looks like to be compact camera sensor. LX7 with this sensor!!! OKOK, I know I am dreaming…
admin
2 years ago |Small size sensor
johnjor
2 years ago |Thank admin. Any additional info on what size class of small sensor? The around 1/1.6 class or the tiny tiny 1/2.33 class
admin
2 years ago |1/2.33
johnjor
2 years ago |bummmer TTT___TTT
reverse stream swimmer
2 years ago |The best about this is this phrase:
“-The 32 and 45 nm (nanometers) leading-edge semiconductor process technologies lower the wiring layer profile, expand the opening area, and increase the photo diode volume.”
This assures Panasonic has access to world class processes, and that we can continue to expect competitive performance from Panasonic sensors, for P&S and up to Four Thirds sizes.
Samsung might be the other sensor vendor to watch out for in near future.
Sony is current king of the sensor hill, Canon not at all among the top.
frosti7
2 years ago |Hope u right
gl
2 years ago |whatever happened to the Global Shutter? It was supposed to debut in the GH2, but was apparently delayed so they could create their 3D lens. Sure hope it arrives finally on the GH3.
reverse stream swimmer
2 years ago |You don’t want a global shutter, unless it’s a hybrid camera. A mechanical shutter won’t compromise the still image quality.
However, for a stealth mode, I can accept it’s presence.
reverse stream swimmer
2 years ago |Actually the G3 indeed has global (or electronic) shutter, however at reduced resolution, and I suppose not available in RAW either.
“and now our burst shooting is 4fps in full resolution and 20fps with electronic shutter.”
Eugene
2 years ago |Are the sensors in the current 4/3 and m4/3 cameras backside illuminated?
reverse stream swimmer
2 years ago |No, BSI is only of benefit at small sensor sizes, typical for 1/2.3″, up to ~1/2.0″ (with high pixel-pitch).
This new 14 Megapixel sensor seems to be of FSI-type (Front Side Illuminated), not BSI.
(Due to “The 32 and 45 nm (nanometers) leading-edge semiconductor process technologies”)
more here:
http://image-sensors-world.blogspot.com/