Nature's way

A very good friend of mine, who happens to know more about video than I EVER WILL, :) turned me onto a very significant technological advancement in video and photography. Sony is developing a curved sensor to capture light in similar fashion to how we do it.

At this week's Symposium on VLSI Technology in Hawaii, Sony revealed the first picture of tech they have been working on for years. The technical details are slim, but Sony says that their CMOS sensor has the same curvature as a human eye. The curve allows light rays coming through a camera's lens to strike the sensor straight on, as opposed to at an angle, which causes distortion in the image. If you've ever noticed that your pictures are a bit blurry toward the edges, it's because of the angle that light hits the sensor. A curved surface would eliminate that problem. It would also allow for larger lens apertures, which let in more light.

Thanks Doug, I needed that. :)