Canons New Image Sensor Reportedly Takes High-Quality Color Photos in the Dark

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Night time photography is going to get a lot more colorful if Canons latest image sensor turns out to be as good as it sounds. According to Nikkei Asia, Canon has developed a new image sensor thats capable of capturing high-quality color photos in the dark. A SPAD amplifies a single photon, allowing it to capture a high amount of detail with only one-tenth of the brightness required by more typical image sensors. The sensor is thought to be the worlds densest, due to the fact it includes 3.2 million pixels for a very high degree of image clarity. However, Nikkei Asia believes Canon wont have the market to itself as both Panasonic and Sony are planning to have their own SPAD sensors ready for production next year.

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