What do you think will be the next great leap in photography technology?

embedded camera to our head

roli_bark wrote in post #4830457
Post-shot Focus adjustment.

Chuck Westfall had mentioned this innovative technology which Canon is working on since 2 years ago !

Yup, your absolutely right on that one roli. I can't wait for this one!

There will be a limit to the amount of noise reduction / ISO that can be achieved.
If I am right, astronomical CCD's, high-end ones, cryogenically cool the sensor so as to reduce noise as far as possible and get single photon sensitivity (or try to get it ). Currently at some point, you are going to hit a signal / noise ratio that you can't get past because your sensor isn't sitting at absolute zero and heat is causing your noise.

Jpatten wrote in post #6064535
There will be a limit to the amount of noise reduction / ISO that can be achieved.
If I am right, astronomical CCD's, high-end ones, cryogenically cool the sensor so as to reduce noise as far as possible and get single photon sensitivity (or try to get it ). Currently at some point, you are going to hit a signal / noise ratio that you can't get past because your sensor isn't sitting at absolute zero and heat is causing your noise.

I'll shoot at the south pole if I have to, who's going with me?

NickSimcheck wrote in post #6066906
I'll shoot at the south pole if I have to, who's going with me?

Better yet.. soak your camera in Liquid nitrogen first? might want to wear gloves!

NickSimcheck wrote in post #6027253
Idiot proof cameras will come with clear lens caps.

which results in burnt out sensors where the cam is left in direct (facing) sunlight

Jpatten wrote in post #6067408
Better yet.. soak your camera in Liquid nitrogen first? might want to wear gloves!

Being from Georgia, I forgive you for not understanding the effect that cold has on battery life.
New from Canon, a low-noise sensation! Just dip it in liquid nitrogen before every shot!
Note: Battery life is ten seconds.

NickSimcheck wrote in post #5989598
Then once we have 30 FPS then we get into movies. Which I know most of you don't like the idea BUT think about this, people pay huge money (10-15K for a good one) for 35mm adaptors for their cams cause even the 1/3" or 1/2.7" sensor stuff like Canon/Sony don't have the DOF that a 35mm lens can give you. So if it's done right those people can buy a 1 series for less then an adaptor which means more sales for Canon which would mean a low price for us.


Imagine full 1080i with the DOF of 35mm. That is a videographer's dream.

1080i? 35mm? aim higher

A sensor with the ability to have adaptive/dynamic ISO which would be calculated from the AF points of the camera.

debonaire wrote in post #6191689
A sensor with the ability to have adaptive/dynamic ISO which would be calculated from the AF points of the camera.

Now when I read this, I see I need to clarify my idea more.

What I mean by adaptive/dynamic ISO is not a single ISO for the entire sensor, but a variant ISO across the sensor.

Depending upon the AF readings, sections of the sensor will have different ISO states.

debonaire wrote in post #6197740
Now when I read this, I see I need to clarify my idea more.

What I mean by adaptive/dynamic ISO is not a single ISO for the entire sensor, but a variant ISO across the sensor.

Depending upon the AF readings, sections of the sensor will have different ISO states.

Yikes, so dark areas of the pic get a higher ISO making them brighter and bright areas get a lower ISO making them darker. Won’t you just end up with a dynamic range of 1 stop? Or worse yet the entire frame will be a neutral gray.

gjl711 wrote in post #6197941
Yikes, so dark areas of the pic get a higher ISO making them brighter and bright areas get a lower ISO making them darker. Won’t you just end up with a dynamic range of 1 stop? Or worse yet the entire frame will be a neutral gray.

Hey, I JUST took this picture with my futuristic camera with this sensor!!

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gjl711 wrote in post #6197941
Yikes, so dark areas of the pic get a higher ISO making them brighter and bright areas get a lower ISO making them darker. Won’t you just end up with a dynamic range of 1 stop? Or worse yet the entire frame will be a neutral gray.

hmmmm...
from www.canonrumors.com ? ? ?
:p

Wednesday, September 10, 2008, 07:54 AM - Canon 5 Mark II
Evolution
This one people thought it could be a 1d body. It's not... it's the next 5D

http://www.canon.com/m​oon/en/index.html

From the world of "Say What?"
This is a quote from an email I received.

"I've been told that Canon has a new "miracle sensor" coming that has the ability to sense the proper ISO needed for several "zones" within a photo at once. IE, the bright sky will get ISO 50, while the shaded area under the brim of a person's hat may get ISO 400....all automatically to allow the entire image to be correctly exposed. Something similar to in-camera, one-frame only HDR results.

This tip was free...so take it for what you paid for it!"

Thanks for the email, it's an interesting concept.

Additional Credit:
Also from [NL] Aug 27.

Of course....
It's just a rumor!

I've read somewhere that Canon is working on embedding a photographer's iris onto pictures taken thereby automatically and digitally embedding copyright of the picture. This is cool.