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111-Megapixel CCD Chip Ships

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the inspect-gooseflesh dept.

georgewilliamherbert writes "EETimes is reporting that Dalsa has shipped a record-breaking 111-megapixel CCD image sensor to customer Semiconductor Technology Associates. The chip was paid for by a U.S. Navy SBIR project. At four inches across, a bit big for camera phones, but the 10560x10560 format will probably get professional digital camera users drooling."

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  1. Film by Cowclops · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well sure sounds like that'll BLOW AWAY 35mm film and definitely be about comprable to 4x5 film.

    1. Re:Film by Goblez · · Score: 2, Funny

      It's not just what the eye can see, it's what the eye can see after we zoooom way in. ;)

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    2. Re:Film by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      How many bits per pixel?

      Oh yeah, right, it's analog. Stupid ancient technology!

    3. Re:Film by kfg · · Score: 5, Funny

      His post refers to the resolution of the eye itself . . .Which may not answer the original question. . .

      "Per unit area." I believe, although he didn't express it quite right, that what he's interested in is how many dots per inch at a given viewing distance on the print before the human eye cannot tell the difference.

      He wants to know how much camera is actually overkill when all he wants is a picture of his girlfriend for his desk.

      The answer, of course, is "it depends." I haven't seen his girlfriend so I don't know what the appropriate resolution would be.

      KFG

    4. Re:Film by gardyloo · · Score: 2, Funny

      The answer, of course, is "it depends." I haven't seen his girlfriend so I don't know what the appropriate resolution would be.

          I'll bite. This is slashdot. I'd say two bits, and that might be giving him too much credit.

  2. Great... by MudButt · · Score: 5, Funny

    I can't wait to get 10560x10560 resolution family photos named IMG_1000.jpg as attachments in my inbox...

  3. Obligatory tongue twister by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    if a cheap ship ships cheap chips, how much cheap chips shall the cheap ship ship?

  4. And how many bad pixels? by dlleigh · · Score: 5, Funny

    How many bad pixels before the unit is considered faulty and can be returned?

  5. It's spinal tap all over again.... by dmjones500 · · Score: 5, Funny

    You can imagine the developers on the phone to their competition...

    What?? That camera's rubbish.... ours goes up to one-hundred and eleven!!

  6. So detailed... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    ...you can see the Neisseria gonorrhoeae crawling around.

  7. Wow your family is smart... by nacs · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... My family sends IMG_1000.BMP to my inbox. I think they like the lossless (non-)compression.

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  8. Re:Is there any blue ray for digicam? by kimvette · · Score: 2, Funny

    You can already store image data represented by one pixel. The resolution is exactly 1x1. ;)

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  9. Cost? by Easy2RememberNick · · Score: 3, Funny

    I wonder how much that bad boy will cost after they send in the mail-in rebate.

  10. Once again... by Frightening · · Score: 2, Funny

    One small step for optics, one giant step for pornography.

  11. Re:That's a big sensor. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    > They used a freaking point-and-shoot to take a picture of the beast.

    So what? Big deal. I bet you were really hoping to see a reflection of a hairy naked photographer.