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Canon’s 8×8-Inch CMOS Sensor Sees in the Dark

You remember the saying about being as dark as a black cat in a coal cellar? Well, it turns out Canon has made a sensor that can photograph it. The new, super-sensitive CMOS sensor is fresh from Canon’s labs, and measures 202 x 205mm. A 35mm film-frame (a

via WIRED: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/08/canons-8×8-inch-cmos-sensor-sees-in-the-dark/

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