Pre-PMA
2002: 00:01 EST: Foveon has today announced a new, revolutionary image
sensor called the X3. A traditional digital camera sensor works by capturing
just one colour (red, green or blue) at each pixel location. These individual
pixels are then combined in software to produce a full colour pixel. The
X3 is the first sensor which is capable of capturing full colour for
every pixel in its array. The X3 does so with a special photosite
which is measures different colours at different 'depths' within the silicon.
The first camera to use the new sensor will be the $3,000 Sigma SD9 D-SLR
(Sigma lens mount), Kodak have also shown an interest in using the X3
technology.
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Pre-PMA
2002: 00:01 EST: Foveon has today announced a new, revolutionary image
sensor called the X3. A traditional digital camera sensor works by capturing
just one colour (red, green or blue) at each pixel location. These individual
pixels are then combined in software to produce a full colour pixel. The
X3 is the first sensor which is capable of capturing full colour for
every pixel in its array. The X3 does so with a special photosite
which is measures different colours at different 'depths' within the silicon.
The first camera to use the new sensor will be the $3,000 Sigma SD9 D-SLR
(Sigma lens mount), Kodak have also shown an interest in using the X3
technology.