This is how the future Sony (and Olympus camera?) sensor will work!

This is the detailed description of the new Sony APCS (Active Pixel Color Sampling) sensor. The first of these new generation sensor will be launched in early 2015 on compact smartphones. Larger sensors for Alpha cameras (and Olympus MFT cameras?) are supposed to be launched after.

The new sensor has an electrified color filter that moves horizontally. It takes three exposure pictures (Red-Green-Blue) and merges them into one. The advantages are:

- One single pixel has 100% full color info (Bayer sensors need more pixels)

- Pixels can be larger compared to current Bayer sensors. This means less noise (or more resolution) possible

- Sensor has also Global shutter with very fast frame rates (16,000 at 2K) and no jello effect

- Very high native sensitivity of around 5,000 ISO!

On paper the only drawback is the triple exposure needed to get the full color information. We don't know how this will effect long exposure shots or shots on moving subjects!

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Sony to launch world's first per pixel color sampling sensor in 2015.

SonyAlphaRumors posted that image of a new sensor that will be launched in early 2015. It does get rid of the common Bayer RGB pattern because each single pixel is capable of capture the full color spectrum. It does it by using an electrified moving filter.

SAR writes that design will be used for a 1.5 inch Z4 smartphone first and than used on larger photocamera sensors too. We can expect following advantages:

– Bigger pixels compared to same resolution Bayer sensor. This means more electrons captured and therefore higher dynamic range and lower noise (crazy ISO possible…even crazier than those of the Sony A7s).

– No moire issues anymore. No Anti Aliasing filter needed (increases per pixel sharpness).

– That tech also allows to make crazy high megapixel sensor. For example if you keep an Sony’s APCS pixel size same as the current Sony A7r 36MP RGB pixel size sensor you could in theory make a much higher resolution sensor with same noise level.

– Less pixels to read means also faster processing and readout.

– You actually can have a “full-monochrome” sensor

As usual with those kind of new stuff, we have to see them for real to see how good it works! ....But it looks good on paper :)

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Samsung NX1 news and test by Imaging Resource, Dpreview and SamsungCameraRumors.

First production tests from Samsung’s new super-camera (Imaging Resource).

First impression and quick review (SamsungCameraRumors).

Samsung NX1 real-world sample images (Dpreview).

One mroe thing: 300mm Samsung Lens Hands On at SamsungCameraRumors.

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