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Sony CEO Lets Slip That iPhone 5 Will Have 8MP Camera

Posted by timothy on from the no-such-thing-as-a-true-leak-anymore dept.

An anonymous reader writes "During a recent interview with Walt Mossberg, Sony CEO Sir Howard Stringer may have inadvertently let it slip that Sony plans to supply Apple with 8 megapixel cameras for the next-gen iPhone. While discussing the Japanese earthquake, Stringer noted that Sony's camera sensor plant in Sendai had been affected and that shipments of 8 megapixel camera sensors to Apple were subsequently delayed."

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  1. Re:LOL. nokia n8 has 12mpx, pixon has 12mpx since by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    You do realize, that other than raw numbers, megapixels have very little to do with final quality?

  2. Re:I don't buy it by doctor_no · · Score: 5, Informative

    There have been a lot of technology advancements that dramatically increase the amount of light each photosite can collect. The biggest is BSI (back side illuminated) sensors which can double the amount of light that gets captured per photosite. We are also moving to high-dynamic range, high-speed, and pixel-binning CMOS technology that can combine signal data from multiple photosites into one.

    http://image-sensors-world.blogspot.com/2011/02/sony-announces-12mp-155um-pixel-bsi.html

    In general you will get better quality from a larger sensor, all things being equal, but technology has moved considerably forward. 1~2 micron photosites (that are common in cellphones) can easily handle 8MPs. But don't expect it to take the same quality as a dSLR (or even the larger sensored point and shoots).