New sensor that collects incident angle of light to 60 degrees

[BillBingham2]

Saw this the other day.

http://www.dpreview.com/news/656227...ilm-reveal-joint-sensor-offers-global-shutter

"expands the incident angle of light that can be collected to 60 degrees"

I'm wondering if put into a body would it allow use of legacy wide angle glass without the fringing we see? I'm thinking it might, want to hear your thoughts.

B2 (;->

 

[segedi]

Looks interesting. Wonder how useful it will be in reality.

 

[michaelwj]

Interesting, although it looks like they are going for sensing application (at least initially) like car wing mirrors. I would estimate the we would see it in small camera applications within 10 years, then crop and full frame after another 5. My guess is they're not initially chasing the camera applications because of size based yield issues (making small sensor applications more profitable) or colour issues (not as much of an issue for a rear facing car camera for instance).

I wonder what angle the light from the back of a 3.4/21 SA comes out at..?

 

[FrozenInTime]

The global shutter part makes this a very interesting development:
A M camera without the need for a mechanical shutter could result.

 

[Rob-F]

Don't we already have another thread going on this? Whatever, I could see how it could benefit full frame cameras like the M9, etc. Though my M8.2 seems perfectly happy with wide angle glass, with its present sensor. So there is something to be said for a crop sensor!

 

[aizan]

good news for technical and panoramic cameras!

 

[willie_901]

Looks interesting. Wonder how useful it will be in reality.

It could be extremely useful.

Expanding the incident angle of light means more light everywhere on the sensor surface.

More light means more signal.

More signal means a higher signal-to-noise ratio (usually mis-described as lower ISO noise or some other in accurate description that only mentions noise).

Higher SNR means more analog dynamic range when the shutter is open.

Of course if the new technology happens to increase read noise levels or reduce quantum efficiency, then the only advantage might reducing optical artifacts be at the frame edges.