Saturday 7 May 2016

Canon’s new video camera can see in the dark



Canon ME20F-SH
Credit: Canon

See in the dark? Not quite, but ISO 4,560,000 gives Canon’s ME20F-SH enough sensitivity to take video by starlight or the light from a single fire-fly.



Looks like a development of the sensor used to shoot the video above, has finally made its way into production.


Sensor in Canon’s ME20F-SH is around the size of a full-frame 35 mm sensor, but because the pixel count is smaller, each individual pixel is over 7.5 times larger & so able to gather much more light
Credit: vidmuze.com

http://www.wired.com/2016/04/canon-me20f-sh-2/

http://www.vidmuze.com/how-the-canon-me20f-sh-sees-in-the-dark/
/ ISO 409,600 sensitivity see in the dark Canon’s latest high-end video camera ME20F-SH shoot a scene close to pitch black record full-res HD video camera 4,560,000 ISO light a portrait light emitted by a single firefly Canon camera’s remarkable low-light capabilities sensor’s 19-micron pixels 19-micron pixel 19 micron pixel HUGE two and four times the size pixels most other cameras more water light size of the pixels Canon full-frame sensor 1080p image shoot in 4K gets downsized to 1080p higher-res option ME20F-SH costs $20,000 for just the body no internal recorder viewfinder battery mount dope metal box new sensor Canon’s releasing kit heavy price tag pick and choose various components low-light camera Sony A7S II shot some head-to-head footage capturing the same scene same light well-built well built ME20F-SH entire body is all metal incredibly sturdy built-in neutral density filters infrared cut filter 2x and 4x teleconverter cine-style lock mount for lenses two HD-SDI ports great images in daylight serious filmmaking weighs only 2.4 pounds bit larger 4-inch cube sleek and light cube design various mounting points MOVI drone shape and space camera film northern lights bioluminescent creatures underwater dimly lit tunnels cities forests dark side of the moon ME20F-SH /