Canon 111D

[Paul_B]

well, just kidding, but it's coming, one day -
http://www.eetimes.com/news/semi/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=189500300

and a paste if you don't care to click it -

LONDON — Dalsa Semiconductor has fabricated an image sensor with more than 111 million pixels. The company claims the 4 x 4-inch charge-coupled device, configured as 10,560 x 10,560 pixels, is the world's highest-resolution image sensor and the first to break the 100 million-pixel barrier.
Dalsa (http://www.dalsa.com/), a division of Dalsa Corp. (Waterloo, Ontario), said it has delivered the chip to Semiconductor Technology Associates (STA; San Juan Capistrano, Calif.).
STA developed the chip for the Astrometry Department of the U.S. Naval Observatory with funding from the Navy's Small Business Innovation Research program. Dalsa manufactured the device for STA at its wafer fabrication facility in Bromont, Quebec.

[Woolburr]

Don't think this will be going in a point and shoot anytime soon.

[dpastern]

Saw this on /. , it's way overkill imho.

Dave

[Moppie]

So, can I print images from that at 6x4?
And will my 233mhz Intell be able to run photoshop so I can post process the images?

:p :p :p


I wonder what the noise levels are like?

[dpastern]

Let's remember that to most people, a good camera is measure by how many megapixels it has. The average person has no idea about the technology, and doesn't realise that a 4mp digital compact has far worse image quality than a 4mp Digital SLR due to a variety of issues, but mainly the pixel size and thus resolution. Marketing says that if it has more megapixels, then it MUST be better. I say bollocks to marketing myself ;)

Dave

[jwkramer]

Large Format Digital.... SWEET! :D

I can see it now.... a 4x5 field camera with a digital back. Of course, you'll need a computer along with you to store the immense images. :D

[Ephemeral]

Saw this on /. , it's way overkill imho.

Dave

PC's will never need more than 640k memory!

:D

[Coco-Puffs]

Let's remember that to most people, a good camera is measure by how many megapixels it has. The average person has no idea about the technology, and doesn't realise that a 4mp digital compact has far worse image quality than a 4mp Digital SLR due to a variety of issues, but mainly the pixel size and thus resolution. Marketing says that if it has more megapixels, then it MUST be better. I say bollocks to marketing myself ;)

Dave

But my Sharp cell phone has 3.2MP, and my D30 has 3.2MP.
that MUST mean my cell phone takes pictures as good as my D30!!!

:lol:

[lakiluno]

:eek: