Canon see impossible

Astrophotographer 10 said:

See impossible implies seeing in low light/dark like a Sony A7s.

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See impossible doesn't really imply anything, people are just coming out with their wishlists as the interpretation.

Astrophotographer 10 said:

Canon had a very sensitive full frame CMOS chip that was announced a few years back but I haven't seen in any product (unless its security cameras?).

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Few years back was the 202x205 mm chip. Last year it was the 36x20mm with 2mp. Can't really see either of those two as a suitable choice for the EOS line.

Just like happenned with the Korean teaser of few monthes ago. The white rebel paint job was a local teaser.
I remember somebody called me very naive or something worse for complaining about this Canon "stunt".
My time is still ticking as my city time is the same as american central time. It says right now 5:23 to go.

Anyway, let's wait and see if Canon indeed invented time travel by producing the first machine to be able to warp the space. Now that would explain this blooper.

Eduardo

We all will know soon, but I don't think it would be a camera or a sensor. That doesn't mean that nothing interesting will ever happen in Canonland.

I had a look at two Canon patents approved a week ago. One is about improving CDS (Correlated Double Sampling) in on chip ADC to reduce noise even more (Sony uses one version of this borrowed from Aptina). The second one is more futuristic. It is about improving this concept:

"In recent years, a configuration in which each of pixels has a charge holding portion isolated from a photoelectric conversion portion and a floating diffusion (hereinafter FD) has been considered for higher performance of a solid-state image pickup device. Firstly, the charge holding portion is provided in each pixel for realizing a global electronic shutter, as described in PTL 1. Secondly, the charge holding portion is provided in each pixel for expanding a dynamic range, as described in PTL 2. Thirdly, the charge holding portion is provided in each pixel for realizing a configuration having an analog-to-digital (AD) converter for each pixel, as described in PTL 3."

Think about it. An electronic shutter for each pixel and an ADC for each pixel. I know most patents don't see the light, but I feel that Canon will introduce something truly groundbreaking when they are ready and when they feel the time is right. The question is, will it be too late for Canon?

There are several 'organic' type sensors in development (Panasonic, Fuji, probably others) that combine some of the advantages of film and digital sensors e.g. for less light angle sensitivity and better DR. Some of these are expected to hit the market in 2015/16, and that could be a big step up in sensor technology. There may be other technologies that enable a jump in performance but as others have mentioned, it would be strange if Canon introduce this while the 7D2 with the old sensor technology hasn't even started selling. Announcing an exciting product that isn't available in the near future is risky ...