A new lens-free imaging system uses software to see finer details from farther away than optical systems ever could before.

Image: Draper Eric Fossum, the inventor of the modern CMOS image sensor and a longtime friend of DPReview, was recently ...

Scientists have unveiled a new way to capture ultra-sharp optical images without lenses or painstaking alignment. The ...

Samsung Semiconductor opened CES 2026 with a major imaging milestone, unveiling the ISOCELL HP5, the smallest 200-megapixel ...

Sony has launched two new sensors, the IMX928 and the IMX929, designed for industrial applications, such as manufacturing and ...

By replacing bulky lenses with software-driven sensor arrays, the researchers unlock a new era of flexible, high-resolution ...

The godfather of the active-pixel CMOS sensor, Eric R Fossum, PhD, has been awarded the 2026 Charles Stark Draper Prize for ...

A new generation of CMOS image sensors can exploit all the image data to perceive a scene, understand the situation, and intervene by embedding artificial intelligence (AI) in the sensor. CEA-Leti ...

Quanta image sensors (QIS) represent a transformative advance in imaging technology, enabling the detection of individual photons and thereby supporting ultralow‐light operation. By integrating novel ...

There are many creatures on our planet with more advanced senses than humans. Turtles can sense Earth's magnetic field. Mantis shrimp can detect polarized light. Elephants can hear much lower ...

The OG0TC global-shutter image sensor from Omnivision brings the company’s DCG high dynamic range technology to AR/VR/MR tracking cameras. Intended for eye and face tracking, the backside-illuminated ...