CMOS image sensors have developed to the point where they can be used in most machine vision applications.

CMOS (complimentary metal-oxide semiconductor) imaging technologies arrived on the scene about the same time as CCD (charge-coupled device) imagers.

Now, CMOS image sensors permit creative and affordable HDTV production. Ultimately, they will yield programmable electronic film with unprecedented video sensitivity.

CMOS image sensor technology underpins a wide array of modern imaging applications, ranging from everyday digital cameras to specialised scientific instruments.

Canon's new SPAD sensors work by amplifying a single photon that enters the sensor's pixels into large amounts of electrical energy pulses. This allows the camera to see objects in areas with ...