Canon announced an APS-H-size (approx. 29.2 x 20.2 mm) CMOS sensor featuring 250 million pixels, a new record. In a camera the new 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. Video footage captured by the camera achieved a level of resolution that was approximately 30 times that of 4K (3,840 x 2,160 pixels) video.

The sensor first will be used in industrial equipment.

The new Canon XC10 digital camcorder is a hybrid featuring 4K video combined with the ability to shoot stills – and remember, hybrid always come with compromises:

• 4K video with 5-axis image stabilization
• 12 MP stills but JPG only, no RAW
• 1″ CMOS sensor
• 10x optical zoom, equivalent 24-241mm at an aperture F2.8 – F5.6
• all for a MSRP $2499

Hm….

Canon had a hard time in the everlasting megapixel race, fans where asking themselves when Canon would have an answer to the 36 Megapixel challenge of the Nikon D800/D810 – now the answer is here:

The new Canon EOS 5Ds features a 50.6 Megapixel full-frame sensor. They also offer a EOS 5Ds R where the effect of the low pass filter has been cancelled out, just the same as Nikon did with the old D800/D800E.

• 50.6 Megapixel full-frame sensor
• ISO 100-6400 (expandable up to 12800)
• 61 point AF system with 41 cross-type points
• 1.6x and 1.3x crop modes
• 1080/30p video but no microphone socket and no HDMI out
• Dual DIGIC 6 processor
• Dual SD/CF card slots
• Available in June 2015 for $3699, R for $3899