Eric Fossum – The Inventor of the CMOS Sensor
Eric Fossum, Professor of Engineering and Faculty Coordinator, Ph.D. Innovation Program, discusses his research in solid-state image sensors at Dartmouth. Via CinescopophiliaRead More
CMOS
Canon succesfully takes a 120 megapixel picture
In a press release, Canon announces the creation of an APS-H CMOS sensore capable of taking a 13,280 x 9,184 pixel image. No word on the direct to YouTube upload feature or smile detection:Read More
The Foundry’s CMOS Rolling Shutter Plugin
The Foundry’s CMOS “Rolling Shutter” Plugin is now available. Rolling Shutter is a motion artifact created when objects in a frame skew in one direction as a result of the CMOS video capturing process. Click here for more information on Rolling Shutter from The Foundry.Read More
Ultimate Guide to Professional Video Cameras
How to pick a Professional Camera by “Gospel” John Hess The term “professional camera” is very subjective term. As technology continually improves, the line in quality between consumer cameras and professional cameras gets increasingly thin. But as any serious filmmaker/videographer will tell you, the jump to a professional level camera comes with huge improvement in Read MoreRead More
Foundry: Possible Fix for CMOS Rolling Shutter
The Foundry is working on a prototype plug-in to correct some of the distortions created by the rolling shutter on CMOS video cameras. Currently in beta, if all goes well, it should be available relatively soon for a variety of hosts. This video shows FX Guide’s Jeff Heusser (www.fxguide.com) talking to The Foundry’s Chief Scientis, Read MoreRead More
To CCD or to CMOS, That is the Question
By Kyle Doris I was recently browsing the internet and I came across a wonderful article by Barry Green, illustrating some differences between CMOS and CCD sensors. The article laid out the differences so well I thought it would be a great topic to relay to our trusted IQ readers. For more extensive information, please Read MoreRead More