Sony shows a 18 Megapixel sensor with 120 fps
Sony announced a new near APS-C sensor with 19,3 Full and 17,7 effective pixels. But the really amazing feature of the sensor is that it can capture 120 fps (frame per second) at a full 12 Bit resolution. And it takes 60 fps at 14 Bit! The only real limit here is the mechanical shutter (that’s why the final fps could be lower). The sensor has been designed to limit the Rolling Shutter effect while recording video. The sensor has consumes less power than the current 16 megapixel sensor of the Sony A55.
UPDATE: A reader noticed that “the dimensions are not APS-C as we know them (1.5x crop 3:2 sensor), it’s a few mm short on the height. It’s closer to aspect ratio of 16:9 than 3:2 , thus probably a video sensor, nothing for a Alpha body.” And another reader (Thom) said: “This sensor uses Clearwid rotated pixels, effective resolution is 27 MP; it is to be used in the new 8K (about 24 MP) Ultra High Definition TV cameras, developed by Sony, in conjunction with NHK. Even BBC participates in this project.”
There is a very detailed description of the sensor specs at the japanese DC.watch (Click here) website. To bad the google english translation tool seems to be confised working on the original text. We would welcome if our japanese friends could comment this post and add some more interesting information we might have missed. Thanks!
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Comment from FK: This is (clearly) most likely a Super 23...
Comment from Almond: This thing can shoot 120fps at full reso...
Comment from Colamango: look like CCTV sensor...
Comment from AVESTA: INSANE!...
JB
2 years ago |Umm. I wonder how it will do against this.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/18/fastecs-dslr-sized-ts3cine-does-720p-at-720fps-for-30-000/
Spoon
2 years ago |Completely different target group. The Sony sensor is meant for cinema stuff at much higher resolutions (4k/8k) and can pump out more than 3 times as much data still. The TS3Cine is meant for lower resolution high speed (slow motion) footage.
Anony
2 years ago |Perhaps the sensor for the A77?
Spoon
2 years ago |Looking at the aspect ratio, maximum framerate and the amount of pixels (close), isn’t this just the sensor used in the new Sony Cine Alta F65 that was announced less than 2 weeks ago?
Spoon
2 years ago |After running the text through google translate manually, it seems to be indeed a prototype of the F65 sensor.
GH
2 years ago |Yep, looks like the F65 sensor: http://pro.sony.com/bbsccms/ext/digitalcinematography/f65.html
PhotoNut
2 years ago |Spoon, you’re right it is the F65 sensor. Our rumor site here doesn’t really have any new rumors to post it seems.
morgul
2 years ago |I notice that when some people post, they have face picture. When I post, it is only white box. How can I get some face?
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2 years ago |Register on the site and change your avatar picture in your profile.
The admin posts news, rumors, deals and reviews. Even if its been quiet lately with the rumors I’m glad that the admin does post something up regularly. This site is more active than the Canon and Nikon rumor sites.
yurilee
2 years ago |Dear Admin:
The mechanical shutter wont be a limiting factor.
The cinematic style mechanical “rotary disk shutter” can support constant high fps shots.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotary_disc_shutter
(F65 has the option to eliminate CMOS linear scan “Jello” and “half frame flash” effects)
Hope some we’ll have a “rotary disk shutter” DSLR!
hanugro
2 years ago |Nearer and nearer to their dream of 24fps dSLR. I guess the problem is shutter and whether there is edia fast enough to save it.
tom
2 years ago |This sensor uses Clearwid rotated pixels, effective resolution is 27 MP; it is to be used in the new 8K (about 24 MP) Ultra High Definition TV cameras, developed by Sony, in conjunction with NHK. Even BBC participates in this project.
AVESTA
2 years ago |INSANE!
Colamango
2 years ago |look like CCTV sensor
Almond
2 years ago |This thing can shoot 120fps at full resolution. Whoa!!!!
Goodbye Canon 1D.
FK
2 years ago |This is (clearly) most likely a Super 23 Cine Sensor, anyway I don’t understand that thirst people have for mega pixels and Framerate. From a Professional viewpoint I can tell you that in more then 99% of situations considering Photography 5 FPS is more then you need. If Sony (or any other DSLR brand) would make a 120FPS 4K (or even 8K) DSLR the Images would still look rubbish compared to those of a professional Brodacast or Cine Camcorder or a super 35 or 70mm Film Camera as the Bitrate would be so low that you would have plenty of compression-artifacts in the Bokeh and a low dynamic range compared to that of a Professional Camcorder as a HDCAM SR.