Canon Is Charging 30K For The World’s First ISO 4,000,000 Camera

Canon’s newest camera is the ME20F-SH.

The price tag? Only 30K!

It supports interchangeable lenses with their EF mounting system. So the same lens that works on the Canon 5D Mark III will now work on the new ME20F-SH.

The sensor is full frame CMOS 35mm with the big news being that it can shoot at ISO 4 Million.

I’m pretty sure this new camera will silence quite a few of the critics you hear complaining that Canon has been lacking in their development of new sensor technology.

“Furthermore, the sensor’s pixels and readout circuitry make use of Canon proprietary technologies to achieve both reduced noise and exceptionally high sensitivity on subjects with a minimum illumination of less than 0.0005 lux. This multi-purpose camera allows users to discern subjects under even some of the dimmest lighting conditions, such as environments lit by artificial illumination or under a moonless night sky.”

That’s right this camera can shoot under a moonless night sky without artificial lighting!

The front of the camera has a cinema locking style EF mount, so it uses their standard lenses, while the back of the camera has an array of video interfaces that allow it to be worked into a cinema system.

As stated above, the camera costs $30,000 just for the module alone and is meant for industrial applications and big-budget productions, but it will be very interesting to see if this sensor tech starts to work its way down into the pro and even consumer grade camera lines.

The current DSLR ISO war is sitting at 409,600 with cameras like Nikon’s D4s and the Sony A7s, so this would be a substantial jump. However, it remains to be seen at what point images from the Canon cross the barrier into unusably noisy.

You Can Read The Original Article At Popular Photography

You Can Read The Press Release On Canon’s Website

Source: Popular Photography & Canon