Sony develops camera-like 'human eye'

The photo that you just admired above is the first "history" photograph taken with "human CMOS sensor" of Sony.

Thanks to this sensor, the vignette phenomenon as well as the color noise at regular angles on the flat sensor will be minimized. Surprisingly, Sony's unique sensor design was complete enough to go into mass production.

"The first idea was to simulate the eyes of living beings , " said Yarrn Soichiroi, head of Sony's Division of Devices. Behind this seemingly familiar idea is a rather complex cycle: Sony has to use a dedicated "bend" to bend the conventional sensor and produce a curvature equivalent to the eye pupil. Then, this sensor is coated with an ultra-thin ceramic layer for protection.

While all current camera sensors are flat, Sony has developed a new imaging sensor, the CMOS curved sensor.

Sony plans to produce a large "human sensor" for use on digital cameras and a small " 1 / 2,3 " sensor for use on smartphones. .