Category: sensors

Japan earthquakes affect Sony sensor production, Fujifilm steps in to help damaged camera gear

Gannon Burgett

Last week, two earthquakes struck southwestern Japan, leaving at least 41 people dead and substantial damage to the region, which is known for its manufacturing facilities. Sony was affected by the quakes, forcing operations at two of its factories to shut down for a period of time, while Fujifilm has offered to help in what can […]

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Twin Rear Cameras On Smartphones Brings Optical Zoom Quality With no Moving Parts

John Aldred

According to Israeli company, Corephotonics, while mobile sensor resolution increases, the effective resolution and image quality of cameras in mobile devices remains relatively low. Although the technology is improving with each new generation of smartphones that gets released, as well as other oddities, things like motion blur, lack of optical zoom, low light performance and focus issues still […]

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The Digital Imaging World is Sony’s to Rule

Eric Reagan

Sony will soon rule the digital image world. It won’t be because of full frame mirrorless cameras or 8K cinema cameras. While those are major components of its imaging portfolio and brand awareness, the camera market for us enthusiasts and pros is becoming increasingly niche. Sony is scaling its CMOS sensor production at crazy levels with […]

Sony inks deal to acquire Toshiba’s image sensor business, facilities

Gannon Burgett

This week has been acquisition galore. First, the rumor of Nikon buying out Samsung’s NX sensor business (which has since been denied by the latter of the two), then came news that Phase One acquired Mamiya for its medium format technology. Today, Sony announced it has inked a deal that solidifies a $154 million buyout […]

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