Choosing the right charge-coupled device (CCD) image sensor is an important decision. While some features of a given sensor may make it optimal for use in one application, this same sensor may be less ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) The digital image sensor, widely used in digital cameras and other modern vision information technologies, is a device that converts an optical image into an electronic signal.

Many of the characteristics that engineers look for in machine-vision cameras are determined by the image sensor at the heart of that camera. High-quality images, high resolution, high frame rates, ...

Sony Corp. will soon put on sale a new image sensor for digital still cameras that promises to bring professional quality images into the reach of consumers. The company has developed a 6.15 ...