Hidef sensor with giant pixels records astral bodies in the sky

[bill t.]

Whopping 19 micron pixels on a FF, 1980x1080 Canon sensor are several times more sensitive than the human eye, if somewhat noisier in the prototype stage.

Somewhat impressive Night For Day shot at the end of the .mp4.

File under Things To Come.

http://www.canon.com/news/media/20130304mov.mp4
http://www.dpreview.com/news/2013/03/04/Canon-develops-high-sensitivity-full-frame-CMOS-sensor-for-videos