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Samsung published a Youtube video promoting its ISOCELL technology:Archives for February 2014
Frost & Sullivan on Image Sensor Industry
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PR Newswire: Frost & Sullivan released "Strategic Analysis of the World Optical and Image Sensors Market". A few of their market observations:- Maintaining a balance between high image quality, technology, and price is the biggest challenge for the industry.
- It is difficult for smaller manufacturers to differentiate their products by any factor, other than price. This deters their entry into high-volume applications markets.
- Shortening the development time for optical and image sensors is important because of the short product life cycles of the consumer market where they are primarily targeted.
UCLA Courses on Image Sensors
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UCLA Extension offers two courses on image sensors in March 2014:March 10-12: "Fundamentals of CCD and CMOS Imagers and Camera Systems" by James Janesick, SRI
March 13-14: "Applications, Design, and Testing of CMOS and CCD Sensors and Camera Systems" by Terrence Lomheim, The Aerospace Corp.
The detailed program of the courses can be seen on the links above.
Sony Applies for Nano-Carbon Film IR Shutter Patent
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Japanese language Egami blog noticed Sony patent application proposing to use nano-carbon film that apparently changes its transparency with applied electrical field. It looks like the transparency is modulated only in IR band, but Sony considers it significant enough to apply for an IR shutter patent.Sony Cyber-shot RX10 review – the best bridge camera to date!
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Sony's Cyber-shot RX10 is a high-performance bridge camera sporting a 24-200mm zoom with a constant f2.8 focal ratio and a larger than average sensor behind it. So rather than the usual 1/2.3in sensors of most super-zooms, the RX10 employs the same 1in 20 Megapixel sensor of the RX100 II that's over four times larger. It also features a large detailed electronic viewfinder, built-in Wifi, a stack of professional movie capabilities, 10fps continuous shooting and a weather-proofed body. Phew! This easily makes it the highest-spec bridge camera to date, but also the most expensive. To find out if it's worth paying the extra I compared it side by side against two very different f2.8 superzooms, Panasonic's Lumix FZ200 and the Olympus STYLUS 1. See how their handling and quality compare in my in-depth Sony RX10 review!2015 IISW Announces Dates and Location
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2015 International Image Sensor Workshop (IISW) will be held on June 8-11, 2015 in Kasteel Vaalsbroek (Vaals, The Netherlands):General Workshop Co-Chairs:
Johannes Solhusvik - OmniVision
Albert Theuwissen – Harvest Imaging & Delft Univ. of Technology
Technical Program Chair:
Pierre Magnan – Institut Supérieur de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace
Sony A7R teardown by Roger Ciala
Roger Ciala from the popular Lensrentals blog did a teardown of the amazing A7R. Many of us wondered how Sony managed to cramp the full frame sensor into such a tiny body. Have a look at what they discovered and why they praised the build quality so much here.
The A7R seems to be a milestone of the mirrorless revolution. Although many people prefer to have an analog viewfinder it is hard not to take into account the many advantages this mighty little camera possesses. Somewhere in between a large compact camera and the performance of a Leica S this beast has many people thinking where the camera market is heading. Miniaturization is a technological tendency and the Sony A7R is a good example of it.
Sony is known for good products, no only good-looking, but also well built. Their cameras are no different. The teardown illustrates the difference in very well thought through electrical and mechanical design, which sets it apart from many other manufacturers. This camera might just as well become your best friend for the next decade, as the specs are approaching medium format range, which you might in fact never need.
Most people talking about the downsides of the A7R point to the limited lens range. This is of course true, yet already in the begging there are a few fine options and as Zeiss has been providing the lens designs and will surely continue to help Sony in this regard, so I would be optimistic about the future of the E mount.
Sharp Explains iSHCCD Improvements, Announces 1.3MP/30fps CCD
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Sharp published a page explaining its iSHCCD and iSHCCDII improvements in the recently announced iSHartina line. iSHCCD features an improved microlens shape:iSHCCD-II features improved IR sensitivity achieved by the deeper photodiode implants:
These two modifications give iSHCCD a significant QE improvement over the non-iSHartina CCDs:
Sharp also announces a new member of iSHCCD II family - a 1.3MP/30fps RJ33J3CA0DT.
Update: The links above have been changed to English version.