PetaPixel Canon Commits to Continuing In-House Sensor Development


Close-up of a digital camera's sensor, surrounded by a metal mount. The camera's body has a textured black surface. The sensor is rectangular, with electronic contacts visible along the mount's inner edge.

Image sensor research and development is notoriously costly, which is why so many manufacturers have opted to work with an existing sensor fabrication company, like Sony Semiconductor, rather than develop their own in-house. Canon has been one of the few exceptions and, according to its executives, that will remain the case.

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