Reuters are reporting that Canon are investing 55 billion yen / $451 million in a new Japanese factory to double its production of image sensors. More interestingly, the new factory will apparently be making CMOS chips for both Canon’s DSLR and compact camera ranges. “The CMOS chips will be used in both single lens reflex (SLR) models as well as in some compact models. Canon’s compact cameras have to date used a different type of image sensor called a charge-coupled device (CCD)” commented Reuters. Up to now the company have exclusively used CCD sensors for their compacts and CMOS for their DSLRs. This could mean an increase in image quality if Canon chooses to use larger CMOS sensors in its compacts, plus the decision will directly affect Sony, who currently supply CCD sensors to Canon.

Website: Reuters - Canon to build $451 mln factory for key camera part

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