Canon does it again

Canon Creates a Full-frame CMOS Sensor for For Shooting Video in  Very Low Light

Very low light situations are difficult, but Canon's new video sensor comes to the rescue. This innovative  company has created a full-frame 35mm sensor that can shoot HD video where there's only 0.03 lux of light. Canon says that this is the threshold  where the human eye has trouble distinguishing objects, and that this camera is up to the task of delivering high quality video in near darkness. I love the whole irrational idea of shooting in darkness. Some oxymoron!

To be able to achieve this, Canon  lowered the pixel count. The sensor offers up just 2-megapixels, but each of those pixels is around 7.5 times larger than those found on modern sensors. There are other innovations - Canon has specially dedicated hardware and software  as order to provide the best low light performance possible.

 The official press release,  with a photo of the prototype camera sporting this new sensor, below.  You can see some actual images from the sensor by clicking here.