May 31, 2023, Atul Ingle
VoxelSensors Raises €5M in Seed Funding for blending the physical and digital worlds through 3D perceptionPress release:https://voxelsensors.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/VoxelSensors_Announces_Seed_Round_Closing_May-17-2023-_-RC_FINAL.
May 29, 2023, Atul Ingle
IR Detection Workshop June 7-9, 2023 in Toulouse - Final Program and Registration AvailableCNES, ESA, LABEX FOCUS, ONERA, CEA-LETI, AIRBUS DEFENCE & SPACE, THALES ALENIA SPACE are pleased to invite you to the “Infrared detection for space application” workshop to be held in TOULOUSE from June 7th to 9th, 2023 Registration deadline is June 1st, 2023.
May 25, 2023, Gordon Laing
Canon EOS R100 reviewThe Canon EOS R100 is a compact entry-level mirrorless camera with a cropped APSC sensor aimed at anyone wanting a step-up in control and quality over their phone.
May 16, 2023, Atul Ingle
Lynred IR's new industrial siteNews from: https://ala.associates/funding/lynred-breaks-ground-on-new-e85m-industrial-site-for-infrared-technologies/Also from Yole: https://www.yolegroup.
May 8, 2023, Atul Ingle
Review article on figures of merit of 2D photodetectorsA review article in Nature Communications by Wang et al. (Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics) discusses techniques for characterizing 2D photodetectors.Full paper: https://www.nature.
May 3, 2023, Thomas
Zhongyi Mitakon Speedmaster 85mm f1.2 reviewThe Mitakon Speedmaster is a mild telephoto prime lens with a bright focal ratio of f1.2. It's manual focus only but also much cheaper than the alternatives from Nikon and Canon. How does Zhongyi's lens perform - especially regarding Bokeh? Find out in my full review.
April 28, 2023, Atul Ingle
Another article on Panasonic's organic image sensorPetaPixel: https://petapixel.
April 21, 2023, Atul Ingle
Canon's 3.2 MP SPAD Camera: SpecificationsCanon's 3.2 MP SPAD camera has received some press coverage:PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2023/04/03/canons-new-sensor-enables-long-range-night-vision-capabilities/YMCinema: https://ymcinema.
April 17, 2023, Atul Ingle
SWIR imaging market 'worth $2.9BN by 2028'From optics.org news: https://optics.org/news/14/4/1512 Apr 2023Yole Intelligence says that the war in Ukraine and tensions over Taiwan will push defense applications beyond prior expectations.
April 10, 2023, Atul Ingle
Metalenz polarization sensor wins SPIE awardhttps://metalenz.com/metalenz-wins-2023-prism-award/San Francisco, CA – SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, recognized the most innovative new optics and photonics products with the annual industry-focused Prism Awards.
April 5, 2023, Atul Ingle
XenomatiX solid-state LiDARLink: https://xenomatix.com/lidar/xenolidar/XenomatiX, pioneer of true-solid-state LiDARs for ADAS, AVs and road applications launched the new generation true-solid-state XenoLidar-X for automotive and industrial applications.
April 3, 2023, Gordon Laing
Sigma 50mm f2 DG DN reviewThe Sigma 50mm f2 DG DN is a standard prime lens for full-frame mirrorless cameras, initially available in Sony-e and Leica-L mounts.
March 29, 2023, Atul Ingle
FRAMOS Tutorial on Time of Flight Technology Explore the benefits & advantages of the Time of Flight technology in the iToF webinar hosted by Chris Baldwin, an Image Sensor Expert from FRAMOS.
March 24, 2023, Atul Ingle
Panasonic Organic-Photoconductive-Film CMOS Image SensorA recent blog post by Panasonic discusses the color quality of their organic CMOS image sensor.Link: https://news.panasonic.
March 13, 2023, Gordon Laing
Olympus CAMEDIA C-800L retro reviewBack in 1996, Olympus launched their first consumer digital cameras under the new CAMEDIA brand, including the flagship C-800L. It looked traditional but packed more pixels and memory than most rivals.
May 29, 2023, Atul Ingle
PCH-EM Algorithm for DSERN characterizationHendrickson et al. have posted two new pre-prints on deep sub-electron read noise (DSERN) characterization.
May 19, 2023, Gordon Laing
Epson EcoTank ET-18100 reviewThe Epson EcoTank ET-18100 is an A3+ photo printer which uses six refillable ink tanks, making it cheaper to run than cartridge-based models.
May 15, 2023, Atul Ingle
ICCP 2023 Call for Demos and PostersThe call for poster and demo submissions for the IEEE International Conference on Computational Photography (ICCP 2023) is now open. The call is on the website and is available here.
May 1, 2023, Atul Ingle
Paper on 8-tap ToF SensorMiyazawa et al. from Shizuoka University in Japan recently published an article titled "A Time-of-Flight Image Sensor Using 8-Tap P-N Junction Demodulator Pixels" in the MDPI Sensors journal.[Open access: https://www.mdpi.
April 26, 2023, Atul Ingle
NEC develops carbon nanotubes-based IR sensorFrom StatNano: https://statnano.
April 20, 2023, Gordon Laing
Canon RF 100-300mm f2.8L IS USM review so farThe Canon RF 100-300mm f2.8L IS USM is a high-end telephoto zoom, aimed at close-range sports or where you need a little more reach than a 70-200.
April 14, 2023, Atul Ingle
SWIR linear array sensor from NITPress release from NIT: The NSC1801 line scan sensor was designed initially for imaging linearly moving objects with high frame rate, high sensitivity and low noise. Its pixel size has the world smallest size of 7.
April 7, 2023, Atul Ingle
EETimes article on LiDAR for ADASEETimes article argues that LiDARs will be an important component in future ADAS systems.Link: https://www.eetimes.com/the-future-of-lidar-lies-in-adas/ Cars are becoming more and more autonomous, to the point that self-driving is getting close to becoming real.
April 3, 2023, Atul Ingle
Quantum Dot-based image sensors (IEEE TED June 2022 issue)Two papers in the IEEE Trans. Electron Devices journal from June 2022 on the topic of infrared quantum dot-based image sensors.Infrared Colloidal Quantum Dot Image SensorsPejović et al. (IMEC Belgium)Full paper: https://ieeexplore.ieee.
April 3, 2023, Gordon Laing
Sigma 23mm f1.4 DC DN reviewThe Sigma 23mm f1.4 DC DN is a mild wide angle lens designed for mirrorless cameras with cropped APSC sensors. Available in Sony-e, Leica-L and Fujifilm-X mounts, it delivers coverage equivalent to 35mm.
March 29, 2023, Gordon Laing
Sony ZV-E1 reviewThe Sony ZV-E1 is a full-frame mirrorless camera which packs the A7S III sensor into a smaller body with features designed to make filming easier, especially if you’re a team of one.
March 22, 2023, Atul Ingle
EETimes article about Prophesee-Qualcomm dealFull article here: https://www.eetimes.
March 16, 2023, Thomas
Nikon Z 26mm f2.8 reviewThe Z 26mm f2.8 is Nikon's smallest and lightest Z-Nikkor to date. How does it compare to their 24mm and 28mm prime lenses? Find out in my full review.
March 13, 2023, Atul Ingle
CIS Revenues FallFrom Counterpoint Research: https://www.counterpointresearch.com/global-cis-market-annual-revenue-falls-for-first-time-in-a-decade/Global CIS Market Annual Revenue Falls for First Time in a DecadeThe global CIS market’s revenue fell 7% YoY in 2022 to $19 billion.
March 7, 2023, Gordon Laing
Fujifilm INSTAX Mini 12 reviewThe INSTAX Mini 12 is the latest instant camera to use Fujifilm’s enormously popular INSTAX Mini film.
May 30, 2023, Gordon Laing
Fujifilm XS20 reviewThe Fujifilm X-S20 is a compact mid-range mirrorless camera with a 26 Megapixel APSC sensor, 6.2k open gate video and IBIS.
May 25, 2023, Gordon Laing
Canon RF 28mm f2.8 STM review so farThe Canon RF 28mm f2.8 is a mild wide prime lens for EOS R mirrorless cameras, and the slimmest RF lens to date.
May 18, 2023, Atul Ingle
SWIR event cameras from SCD.USASCD.USA has released an event based SWIR sensor/camera. Official press release: https://scdusa-ir.com/articles/advanced-multi-function-ingaas-detectors-for-swir/ IMV Europe Defence imaging goes next-gen with event-based SWIR camera https://www.imveurope.
May 11, 2023, Gordon Laing
Canon PowerShot V10 reviewThe Canon PowerShot V10 is a vlogging camera that combines the quality of the popular G7X III with a bunch of features tailor-made for those who love making videos.
May 3, 2023, Atul Ingle
Videos du Jour [onsemi, Sony, Melexis]CMOS Image Sensor Layers at a Glance The onsemi CMOS Image Sensor Wafer consists of the following layers:• Microlens Array—Small lenses that collect and focus light onto light-sensitive areas of the sensor.
May 1, 2023, Atul Ingle
Paper on 8-tap ToF SensorMiyazawa et al. from Shizuoka University in Japan recently published an article titled "A Time-of-Flight Image Sensor Using 8-Tap P-N Junction Demodulator Pixels" in the MDPI Sensors journal.[Open access: https://www.mdpi.
April 24, 2023, Atul Ingle
Sony AITRIOS wins award at tinyML 2023Link: https://www.aitrios.sony-semicon.
April 19, 2023, Atul Ingle
"ai-CMOS" 9-channel color cameraFrom Transformative Optics Corporation: https://www.ai-cmos.com/ai-CMOS
sensors solve many of today’s challenges with antiquated CMOS
technology, offering unprecedented accuracy, an expanded spectrum, plus
9-channel AI-optimized color.
April 12, 2023, Atul Ingle
Canon to start selling 3.2MP SPAD sensor in 2023Canon developing world-first ultra-high-sensitivity ILC equipped with SPAD sensor, supporting precise monitoring through clear color image capture of subjects several km away, even in darknessTOKYO, April 3, 2023—Canon Inc.
April 7, 2023, Thomas
Nikon Z 85mm f1.2 S reviewThe Z 85mm f1.2 S is Nikon's second prime lens with a bright focal ratio of f1.2. Aimed at wedding, fashion, or portrait photographers does it deliver the goods - especially regarding Bokeh? Find out in my full review.
April 3, 2023, Gordon Laing
Sigma 17mm f4 DG DN reviewThe Sigma 17mm f4 DG DN is an ultra wide-angle prime lens for full-frame mirrorless cameras - and spoiler alert, it’s one of the most fun lenses I’ve tested in a while.
March 31, 2023, Atul Ingle
Videos du jour: Hitachi FIB-SEM and OnSemi iToF sensorFIB-SEM tomography o a CMOS image sensor: 533 serial cross-sectional BSE images of a CMOS image sensor were automatically acquired on a FIB-SEM in 14 hours. Reconstructed 3D data visualizes the arrangement of electrodes and wiring.
March 29, 2023, Atul Ingle
More ways to follow ISW blog: LinkedIn and EmailLinkedInYou can now read about new updates on this blog by following us on LinkedIn. Thanks to Hari Tagat for maintaining the new LinkedIn page!EmailWe have received several questions on how to subscribe to Image Sensors World blog updates by email.
March 20, 2023, Atul Ingle
TechCrunch article on future of computer visionEverything you know about computer vision may soon be wrongUbicept wants half of the world's cameras to see things differentlyLink: https://tcrn.
March 15, 2023, Atul Ingle
Sony's new SPAD-based dToF Sensor IMX611https://www.sony-semicon.com/en/news/2023/2023030601.
March 10, 2023, Atul Ingle
Summary of ISSCC 2023 presentationsPlease visit Harvest Imaging's recent blog post at https://harvestimaging.com/blog/?p=1828 for a summary of interesting papers at ISSCC 2023 written by Dan McGrath.
