CMOS sensor

Researchers have created a tiny chip that can take images of objects through cardboard. The technology, designed to fit inside a smartphone, brings us a step closer to wielding Superman’s X-ray vision abilities (without the X-rays).

Nikon cameras have had excellent sensors in them for many years, principally because Sony's been making them. But this new sensor could be a game-changer, with super-slow motion, huge dynamic range, and exposure live-adjusted throughout the image.

Scientists have developed a small handheld device that can scan for biomarkers to quickly and easily diagnose people with certain diseases and illnesses. Inspired (as always) by Star Trek’s tricorder, the new “multicorder” is designed to help doctors track illness from just about anywhere.

Canon first revealed its ultrahigh-sensitivity CMOS image sensor back in 2010, where its gargantuan proportions were given as 202 x 205 mm. Now the sensor has been used to record video of meteors at a level "so dark that image capture had not been possible until now."

Older shutterbugs may still have a classic rangefinder or 35 mm SLR stowed away in a cupboard somewhere, gathering dust and unloved. Italy's Samuel Mello Medeiros may have a way to inject new digital relevance to boxy old film camera classics with his I'm Back Kickstarter project

​Canon has given its smallest, lightest full-frame camera a much-needed overhaul. The new EOS 6D MkII maintains the enthusiast-focused feature set of its predecessor, but improves on all the important basic specs to offer a more capable, powerful entry point to the world of full-frame photography.

The firm behind the sensor of the Leica M has developed a 48-megapixel CMOS offering with a global shutter. In addition to being suited to shooting fast-moving objects without distortion, the CMV50000 from CMOSIS, can also support 8K video resolutions at 30 fps.

The Canon EOS 5D MkIII is a favorite of professional photographers, but it's getting a bit long in the tooth. At launch in 2012, it was the highest resolution camera the company made, but things have moved on significantly in the past four years. The 5D MkIV brings it up to speed, albeit at a cost.

Even been poking around in low-light with your camera and thought, "you know what, I could really do with an extra few million ISO"? Canon has you covered, with its full-frame ME20F-SH, a 4,000,000 ISO HD video camera that seems sure to bring the noise.

As an easy-to-handle device that shoots photos and video with a new level of convenience, HTC's RE camera is aimed at catering to those times when a memory is begging to be captured but your smartphone is out of arms reach or buried in your bag.

Sony has revealed its latest stacked CMOS imaging sensor, which could feature in your next smartphone. The new sensor boasts phase detection autofocus and improved HDR imaging.

A Taiwanese team has developed the Flux 3D, a cheap all-in-one 3D printer, scanner and laser engraver that, thanks to its modularity, also leaves room for further expansion. The device also allows users to create, share and download designs directly from their mobile devices via Bluetooth.