Canonhas announced that it has developed a new global shutter CMOS image sensor that features a new signal-readout drive system and pixel structure that expands the full well capacity and reduces noise.
Beyond details released in a Canon press release, there isn’t much information available on the new image sensors beyond providing some details about global shutter technology and the ability capture fast-moving objects without distortion. Canon also notes that the sensor could be deployed in industrial cameras in factory automation and machine vision applications.
Additionally, Canon provides some information on the new drive system.
"When the newly developed CMOS sensor converts light into electrical signals and stores the signal charge in memory, the new drive system achieves a significant expansion in full well capacity," the press release notes. "Also, because it employs a structure that efficiently captures light and each pixel incorporates an optimized internal configuration, the sensor makes possible increased sensitivity with reduced noise."
With an expanded full well capacity and reduction in noise via the new pixel structure, the sensor is a wide dynamic range model that 'facilitates the capture of high-image-quality, high-definition footage even when shooting scenes containing large variances in brightness.'
Canon notes that it will explore various industrial and measurement applications for the newly-developed CMOS sensor and will consider deploying it in the field of video production for cinema production applications, TV dramas, commercials and more.
View the press release.
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