An image taken with a new sensor in an “almost” complete dark room!
This is not an Alpha camera news but it shows how advanced Sony sensor technology is. Sony announced the new IMX224MQV 1/3-inch 1.27MP CMOS sensor for automotive cameras. Like you know Car aided driving (and full automated driving) is a big business and that Sony sensor is the very first(!) sensor that fulfills the AEC-Q100 reliability tests. It means it can help to drive a car in a moonless night!!!
Image Sensor World writes:
It’s the world’s highest sensitivity levels of any image sensor of its kind. The new sensor is capable of capturing high-resolution color images in light conditions as low as 0.005 lux, a level equivalent to that of a moonless night and one that is far below illumination levels under a star-filled night sky. The is set to become Sony’s first image sensor for automotive cameras to meet the requirements of the AEC-Q100 reliability tests. The sensor sampling starts on Nov. 2014, mass production is planned for Dec. 2015.
The IMX224MQV sensor has 2,350mV (standard F5.6) sensitivity, a level of sensitivity that is around twice that of older Sony IMX238LQJ sensor with 3.75um pixels and the industry’s highest. This was achieved through the adoption of photo diodes that improve the conversion efficiency of light into electrons and through the addition of circuits that improve the conversion efficiency of those electrons into voltage. Also, a PGA with a gain up to 72 dB further contributes to the ultimate achievement of a minimum object illuminance of 0.005 lux. With this design, it now becomes possible to capture high-resolution color images even on a dark road at night with no stars to illuminate the surroundings.
This image sensor also supports a WDR that allows for extended exposure time, which, when compared to conventional multi-exposure WDR systems, makes possible improved image quality in low light conditions when combined with a compatible ISP (Mass production of compatible ISP from Sony is planned on June 2016). Furthermore, the sensor’s pixel has an improved NIR sensitivity for better object recognition when used in with NIR LED illumination.
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More Sony fanboy rubbish…stick to rumors or don’t bother posting!!
Awesome! can’t wait to buy one of these in an E mount package! 🙂
In a few generations with less image noise it will be interessting 🙂
Come on. With this light level, the noise levels are more than acceptable.
Is it still CMOS based?
Why should they use an more expensive Sensor, when they can do it with “already working” tech?
there is a reflection of light on the metal cutlery holder on the left and metal weighing scale on the right. also on 2 presumably glass bottles on the right bottom of this picture. surely there should be reflections if this is a completely dark room
sorry i meant ‘there shouldn’t be reflections’
below the image you can read “ALMOST” complete dark room
the only completely dark part in this universe is a black hole .
just cause your eyes cant see it does not mean its not there
If you are talking about electromagnetic radiation, then yes. That’s because any body above absolute zero radiates. However, if we are talking about visible light which is, after all, what matters for cameras then there are most certainly completely dark places in the Universe. How about the inside of the Moon? Or, on Earth, just make a lightproof enclosure.
Funny thing. Converted to a FF sensor it would mean about 60 Mpix.
Without light cann`t see colors. There isn`t a total dark room …
But that is great news …
So what? As far as there are photons of certain wavelength every camera sensor can trap them.
Lol
No kidding. It is discreate event.
Yes, we will have another body from Sony!
Sensor, not body. If you don’t know the difference you’re a moron.
Few, for a moment there I thought Canon released their long rumoured stacked 50+MP sensor 🙂
impressive !!
Admin – Your site’s App Store spamming is over the top and is making SAR useable on mobile. And no – I will not purchase the candy crush knockoff game.
+1
Every time I check SAR on my phone I’m immediatly kicked over to the app store.
Seems like a good contender for the mobiles.
can i have a sony action cam nigth edition???
Looks like my Canon EOS 550D with the exposure raised by 5 stops. My next camera body will be the successor of the A7 (or the A7 if the successor takes too long to be released).
Sony should make a sensor that can drive a car of A mount lenses over to a local brick and mortar retailer. Maybe then they’ll have some marketing presence and people will start buying them.