Major Low-light Digital Photography Breakthrough Inbound from Korea
The new sensor will enable clearly luminated images from atmospheres as darkas a movie theater. (Korea Electronic Technology Institute)
by Nirav Sanghani, DailyTECH
Researchers don't want you to worry about bright flashes in dimly-lit scenes anymore
Our eyes will possibly get some relief from the blinding flash of cameras in low-light scenarios. South Korea's Electronic Technology Institute announced the development of a new image sensor chip that allows digital cameras to capture vibrant images without a flash in dark spaces.
The digital camera equipped with the chip will be able to take high-resolution photos or video-recordings at 1 lux. The camera will be able to snap pictures in places such as theaters, underground traffic tunnels, or dark-lit bars and clubs. The chip promises clear pictures with light as bright as the lighting from a candle 1 meter away in a dark room and is said to be 2,000 times [that's 11 stops] more light sensitive than other sensor types....
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6 Comments:
I guess I'll need a darker filter for my long exposures!
Great, now I don't have to keep defending flash photography over those low-light shots...you know, the ones that are not White-balanced, are overly yellow, or are clearly under-exposed!
So what? Since when does the relevence of a photograph depend on technology?
I'd rather wait for a content-selecting chip, software..,
oh, wait, I might even use my brain instead.
Of course,I might still desire a brain-chip, brain software
Welcome to the Second Era of papparazzi.
I was thinking that when this chip becomes a reality, as in being installed in camera bodies, it wouldn't be necessary to replace your existing cameras, just add a body for low light photography. I'm up for it.
It will allow them to ship cameras with 11-stops darker superzoom lenses.
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