Canon unveils a movie that shows examples of filming of overwhelming super resolution CMOS sensor "120 MXS" of 60 times the full HD · 120 million pixels

Among the Canon Expo held in Shanghai in 2016, a 120 megapixel CMOS sensor exhibited by Canon for reference120 MXS"Canon has released a movie that summarizes technical specifications and shooting examples. Since the number of effective pixels is 13280 × 9184, it is possible to capture ultra-high-resolution pictures with over 120 million pixels, which is about 60 times the full HD (1920 × 1080). Sensors that realize such super high resolution,APS-H(30.2 × 16.7 mm) size realized it is "120 MXS", and if you watch the movie you can see its capabilities well.

Canon 120 MXS 120 MP CMOS Sensor - YouTube


"120 MXS" is an image sensor with 120 megapixels, ie 120 million effective pixels. Specs are APS-H size with effective pixel number of 120 million pixels (13280 × 9184), optical size is 30.2 × 16.7 mm, frame rate is 9.4 fps.


120 MXS boasts an amazing resolution of about 60 times the full HD. When comparing the picture (left) actually taken with the full HD picture quality camera and the picture taken with the camera equipped with 120 MXS (right), it looks like this. I do not know the big difference at the far end ... ...


Expanding the gear part in the watch shows that 120 MXS photographs were sharply shot, whereas in full HD it is blurred and you can see that the details can not be recorded securely.


In the case of 120 MXS, fine scratches and dirt on the metal surface can be perceived tightly, whereas in full HD it is blurred and only the shape of each part can be distinguished.


Zoom the white frame part ......


Like this. With 120 MXS, you can shoot fine pictures of a level that can be totally discerned to the tooth profile of each gear.


Next, I will shoot 2000 yen bill with 120 MXS loaded camera. 2000 yen billPrint micro letters on paper to prevent forgeryI am able to capture clearly if this camera is equipped with 120 MXS.


The letters of "NIPPON GINKO" that are lined up on the "Ministry of Printing Bureau of the Ministry of Finance" are micro characters for counterfeiting, but if it is 120 MXS it is possible to expand to a level that can be read firmly.


I found the character "NIPPON GINKO" in another place


It seems that Canon is considering using such '120 MXS' in the future in order to monitor unspecified number of people in a wide area.


For example, those who came to watch the rugby game to be held at the Chichibu Rugby Field.



Let's take a picture with "120 MXS" equipped camera and full HD camera. Of course, the two lenses have the same focal length.


The following are footage of the audience seats in the rugby field. The one on the left was taken with a full HD camera and the one on the right was taken with "120 MXS" of 120 megapixel.


Looking at the audience seats by zoom ......


It is like this when enlarging the picture taken with full HD up to about seven times with digital zoom. I understand that there are people in the audience seats, but the face of each audience is blurred and it is indistinguishable.


Likewise, if you shoot the image taken with "120 MXS" in digital zoom to 7 times, it will look like this. Since the face of each audience can be confirmed firmly, it is possible to find suspicious individuals and to convey the details of the person to security as it is.


It was in 2010 that Canon announced that it succeeded in developing "120 MXS", and it is also posted in GIGAZINE as follows.

Canon develops the world's highest CMOS sensor of 120 million pixels - GIGAZINE