Canon improves low-ISO dynamic range (new camera, 1 stop better than 5D3 and 1DX)

Samuel H

Samuel H

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Oh my... They are both 13.2 x 8.8 mm, 5472 x 3648, as are the RX100-II and RX100-III. The dxomark results are not absolutely identical (vs RX100, vs RX100-II, vs RX100-III) but they are close, and that difference may be due to different processing.

I had read that Canon had modern fab tech but was using it only for their small sensors, and hoped this would be the first example of a not-so-small sensor made by Canon with modern fab tech. Well, if it is not so, at least it would mean Canon is ready to buy Sony sensors for some models...
 
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This is all part of the Sony plan to dominate the Full Frame world - fiendish laugh ... except it's twue! - with their 36 MPX sensor (A7r, D-810/800E/800) that will soon end up in a new Canon high end body such as a 5D IV. The GX7 sensor is just a part of that deal. Once Canon is on board, they have every FF manufacturer under contract and then can push the FF market into a $1000 range quickly with A7. Canon and Nikon will still make a mint off their lenses, however, and save a ton on the R&D costs. Meanwhile, the same sensor will also appear on many mid-to-high end video cameras as a 6K-8K option (8K as anamorphic off 4/3).

On the APC side, the expected A7000 will have 4K at about $700 and, with its A5100 and A6000 brethren, allow Sony to get a huge market share in the mass market/consumer niche where Sony poor lens selection won't be much of a hindrance. Within the next two-three years, Sony should catch Canon and Nikon, at least, on body units shipped.
 
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