A CMOS-based chip that records the intensities of light as variable charges similar to a CCD chip. Although initially used in less expensive digital cameras, the quality of CMOS sensors has improved ...

There are many factors other than the megapixel count that affect the quality of images a digital camera will produce – sensor size, lens quality, organization of the pixels, etc. However, consumers ...

Ever wondered how the CMOS and CCD image sensors inside cameras work? Well, these neat animations byRaymond Sirí do a great job of explaining it. The animations show the basics of how the two sensor ...

Did you ever think that you'd see a CMOS sensor measuring 202 x 205 mm? That's 7.95 x 8.07 inches to our fine imperial friends. Its impressive size -- about 40 times larger than Canon's largest ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. After two decades use, we are all familiar with basic CCD technology. During this period, the ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. High-quality broadcast television cameras have been using CCDs as imaging devices for more than ...

Kodak will use its own 5-megapixel CMOS sensor in the new $99 Easyshare C513 camera, due to ship this month. Stephen Shankland Former Principal Writer Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to ...

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO: 6502) today announced the launch of “T4KB3”, a 13 megapixel BSI [1] CMOS image sensor with the optical format of 1/3.07 inch for smartphones and ...