Canon develops 250 megapixel APS-H-size CMOS sensor

Canon develops APS-H-size CMOS sensor with approximately 250 megapixels, the world's highest pixel count for its size





TOKYO, September 7, 2015—Canon Inc. announced today that it has developed an APS-H-size (approx. 29.2 x 20.2 mm) CMOS sensor incorporating approximately 250 million pixels (19,580 x 12,600 pixels), the world's highest number of pixels for a CMOS sensor smaller than the size of a 35 mm full-frame sensor.


When installed in a camera, the newly developed sensor was able to capture images enabling the distinguishing of lettering on the side of an airplane flying at a distance of approximately 18 km from the shooting location.

http://www.canon.com/news/2015/sep07e.html

 

It is for commercial, industrial, military applications, not for the mainstream.

 

Yeah, but what about the noise at high ISO and what kind about improvements with Dynamic Range

 

...and it's not even full frame.

 

Just goes to show how technology is advancing. Give it a couple of years and mainstream will benifit.