Kodak has introduced a new technology of highly sensitive sensors.
Many of us know firsthand what it is to take pictures in low light conditions without the help of a flashlight. The image in the pictures turns out to be far from ideal, the color rendition suffers, and it is often difficult to make out what was the object of the shooting due to the blurring. This is especially noticeable when shooting a mobile phone camera.
Eastman Kodak has announced a significant improvement in image sensor technology for digital cameras.
The “bayer pattern” technology was developed in 1976 by Kodak employee Bryce Bayer. Today it is standard for the vast majority of existing cameras. It is based on the use of photosensitive elements on a matrix for red, green and blue colors. Moreover, half of the elements are designed for green, the second half is divided equally for red and blue. A breakthrough in this technology occurred due to the emergence of a new layout for the photosensitive elements on the matrix. A monochrome was added to each of the colored RGB elements, which is sensitive over the entire frequency range.
The information obtained from monochrome elements complements the information received from the “color” elements, which allows to significantly increase the photosensitivity of the matrix in general. Special software developed for the new matrix receives raw data from the sensors and processes them. By reducing the exposure time, it saves the resulting image from the blurring of moving objects, and also improves the quality and color reproduction of images taken in the dark.
The new technology, according to the developers, allows to increase the sensitivity of sensors from 2 to 4 times.
Given the problem being solved, this technology will be very popular in the camera market for mobile phones, although the range of its use is wide and it is also ideal for expensive “DSLRs”. Trial samples will appear on the shelves in the first quarter of 2008, this should be a good competitive advantage for Kodak.
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Eastman Kodak has announced a significant improvement in image sensor technology for digital cameras.
The “bayer pattern” technology was developed in 1976 by Kodak employee Bryce Bayer. Today it is standard for the vast majority of existing cameras. It is based on the use of photosensitive elements on a matrix for red, green and blue colors. Moreover, half of the elements are designed for green, the second half is divided equally for red and blue. A breakthrough in this technology occurred due to the emergence of a new layout for the photosensitive elements on the matrix. A monochrome was added to each of the colored RGB elements, which is sensitive over the entire frequency range.
The information obtained from monochrome elements complements the information received from the “color” elements, which allows to significantly increase the photosensitivity of the matrix in general. Special software developed for the new matrix receives raw data from the sensors and processes them. By reducing the exposure time, it saves the resulting image from the blurring of moving objects, and also improves the quality and color reproduction of images taken in the dark.
The new technology, according to the developers, allows to increase the sensitivity of sensors from 2 to 4 times.
Given the problem being solved, this technology will be very popular in the camera market for mobile phones, although the range of its use is wide and it is also ideal for expensive “DSLRs”. Trial samples will appear on the shelves in the first quarter of 2008, this should be a good competitive advantage for Kodak.
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via DPReview
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