A new lens-free imaging system uses software to see finer details from farther away than optical systems ever could before.

The godfather of the active-pixel CMOS sensor, Eric R Fossum, PhD, has been awarded the 2026 Charles Stark Draper Prize for ...

Image: Draper Eric Fossum, the inventor of the modern CMOS image sensor and a longtime friend of DPReview, was recently ...

Scientists have unveiled a new way to capture ultra-sharp optical images without lenses or painstaking alignment. The ...

Imaging technology has transformed how we observe the universe—from mapping distant galaxies with radio telescope arrays to unlocking microscopic details inside living cells. Yet despite decades of ...

Vision systems are rapidly becoming ubiquitous, driven by big improvements in image sensors as well as new types of sensors. While the sensor itself often is developed using mature-node silicon, ...

Google’s next Pixel Watch will have a totally different sensor array from its predecessor, and it’s IP68-rated for protection from dust and water. Google’s next Pixel Watch will have a totally ...

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Figure 1: 13.2 x 9.9-mm SPAD sensor. Click for a larger image. (Source: Canon Inc.) Canon Inc. has developed an ultra-small single photon avalanche diode (SPAD) image sensor, measuring 13.2 × 9.9 mm, ...