Although Sony has used a 24.6 megapixel full-frame CMOS sensor in their Sony A9 Mark 3 camera, they already have a variety of global shutter sensors in their lab for several years. These range from the M4/3 format sensor to APS-C, and medium format. In all these categories, they have CMOS sensors. Currently, these are labeled for industrial use, but if they decide to use them in commercial cameras, they can simply make them ready.
1. Sony’s IMX661 – 127 Mp Medium Format Global Shutter Sensor
Sony’s IMX661 is indeed a large format CMOS image sensor with a global shutter function and the industry’s highest effective pixel count of 127.68 megapixels. It has a diagonal size of 56.73mm, making it even larger than the medium format sensor. This sensor is currently labeled for industrial use, but Sony can use it in consumer cameras if they decide to do so, yes few tweaks are needed.
More Details about IMX 661 in this PDF
2. Sony IMX342 APS-C 31Mp Global Shutter Sensor
We have spotted the Sony 31 MP Sensor with a global shutter back in 2018. The Sony IMX342 is a 31.49 megapixel APS-C CMOS active pixel type solid-state image sensor with a square pixel array. This chip features a global shutter with variable charge-integration time. It operates with analog 3.3 V, digital 1.2 V, and interface 1.8 V triple power supply, and has low power consumption.
Currently, this sensor is being used in Atlas10 industrial cameras. If Sony decides to use it in commercial cameras, they can simply make it ready. The maximum frame rate that this sensor allows is 35 frames per second, which is indeed very decent compared to the existing cameras of today.
More Details about IMX 342 in this PDF
3. IMX492 M4/3 format 47Mp Sensor
The Sony IMX492 is a Micro Four Thirds format Global Shutter CMOS sensor with 47 megapixels. Here are some key details about this sensor.
- It uses 2.315µm pixels
- The sensor can run up to 24 frames per second in 10 bit over the SLVS-EC interface or 13.7 frames per second with MIPI (CSI-2).
- It is available in both color (IMX492LQJ) and monochrome (IMX492LLJ)*versions.
- The monochrome version of the sensor has a Quad-Pixel Binning HDR function.The sensor supports both SLVS-EC with up to 8 serial data output or CSI-2 with 2 or 4 serial data output per channel.
This sensor is currently being used in industrial cameras, but Sony can use it in consumer cameras if they decide to do so. I wish one of the upcoming Panasonic microphone third format cameras should have this sensor inside it.
4. IMX540 M4/3 format 24.5Mp Sensor
Sony also has another Micro Four Thirds format-based sensor with a global shutter. Its resolution is slightly lower at 24.5 MP, so we can expect its low-light performance to be better than the 47 MP M4/3 format sensor, the IMX492. Let’s look at some details about this sensor:
– It is a 24.55-megapixel sensor
– The sensor has a diagonal size of 19.3mm (Type 1.2)
– It uses 2.74µm pixels
– The sensor can run up to 23 to 34 frames per second
– It features a global shutter function with variable charge integration time
– It operates with analog 3.3, 2.9V, digital 1.1V, and interface 1.8V quadruple power supply
– It is designed for high-end FA and ITS cameras using high-speed bandwidth.
This sensor is currently being used in industrial cameras, But I wish to see the IMX 540 in Panasonic M4/3 formt-based GH series camera. Let’s see.
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