14 DAY TRIAL // Sharp announced it has developed a 12MP 1-inch CMOS image sensor that comes with support for 4K video for digital camcorders.
The sensor is codenamed RJ4Y1BA0LT and boasts 1,420mV/lux-sec sensitivity, which the producing company says is the highest in the industry, The New Camera reports.
The company managed to design a viable sensor of the sort outlined above using 3.1 x 3.1 μm pixel cells, which are capable of shooting 4K video with the 1-inch size and its own pixel cell technology.
The new sensor is of the high brightness variety and should allow users of future cameras embedding it to snap vivid imagery in bright environments, but also in dim environments.
Another important benefit the new sensor tech brings to the table is low power consumption made possible due to the fact that Sharp improved the speed of reading out pixel signals.
On top of that, the company used its own circuit technology to make the chip even more power-efficient. So when shooting 4K video at a frame rate of 60fps, the camera should consume only 420mW.
Since the sensor is 12MP image-friendly, camera manufacturers are invited to embed the tech into future digital products.
Sharp will start shipping out samples starting this week and volume production is scheduled to start October 31, 2014.