Rumor: Canon Is Testing a 75-Megapixel Pro DSLR

Rumor: Canon Is Testing a 75-Megapixel Pro DSLR

As camera rumors go, this one’s pretty insane: Photography Bay is claiming that a reliable source has told it that Canon is testing "a pro-sized body like the 1D X" which packs a sensor with over 75 megapixels. Which: wow.

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What Is an UltraPixel?

Did you hear about the HTC One’s fancy new “UltraPixel Camera”? HTC touts the camera as an end to the “megapixel wars.” UltraPixels! Revolution! And, yes, the technology sounds very promising, but, uh, wait a second, what is an UltraPixel anyway? More »

Toshiba’s New 20-Megapixel Image Sensor Is a Remnant of the Megapixel Wars

Toshiba’s new TCM5115CL 20-megapixel image sensor is the highest-resolution ever built for the tiniest point-and-shoot cameras. Uh oh, are the megapixel wars back? More »

Nokia’s Damian Dinning goes in-depth on phase two of PureView for the Lumia 920 (video)

Nokias Damian Dinning goes indepth on phase two of PureView for the Lumia 920 video

Nokia’s imaging chief Damian Dinning has released a paper explaining the “second phase” of PureView technology that’s included in the new Lumia 920. Charged with improving low-light photography and eliminating camera shake, the experimental 808 handset was developed with a 41-megapixel sensor that oversampled images down to 5-megapixels. However, such equipment is bulky and expensive, so it changed tack for its second crack at the whip, which you can find out about if you join us after the break.

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Nokia: PureView Is Not a Single Specific Feature [Nokia]

After what Nokia did with its 808’s insane camera, many a consumer was hoping that similar PureView technology would also feature in the impending new Lumia range. Don’t hold your breath, though: as Nokia is keen to point out, PureView isn’t about crazy pixel counts. More »