Global Sensor in Sony a9 iiii!!!

[buildbot]

Looks like global shutters are here for us photographers, finally! https://petapixel.com/2023/11/07/sony-announces-a9-iii-worlds-first-global-sensor-full-frame-camera/

Interesting it is 24mp - that’s a much larger pixel size than the phase one ixr-120GSM - 6.0um vs 3.45um. So a new sensor. Maybe stacked so the global sensor circuitry is not taking up light gathering space?

(6um is the same pixel size as a 60mp digital back)

 

[Paul Spinnler]

Well this shows the way the industry could go – if they now manage to improve readout speed on a large sensor with a lot more pixels and with a focus on highest dynamic range we could have a case again for an IQ5.

First we need the new sensor though

 

[buildbot]

Well this shows the way the industry could go – if they now manage to improve readout speed on a large sensor with a lot more pixels and with a focus on highest dynamic range we could have a case again for an IQ5.

First we need the new sensor though

This sensor will do 120fps at full res already, it seems solved to me! I don’t think a larger sensor would be much slower unless it’s hugely high power or something and needs tons of cooling.

100% they could - it’ll just be really expensive to make a stacked 54x40mm sensor. I don’t see a technical reason they couldn’t right now.

 

[Photon42]

That needs to go into the X3D from Hasselblad. Finally no issues with 3rd-Party lenses anymore.

 

[MGrayson]

That needs to go into the X3D from Hasselblad. Finally no issues with 3rd-Party lenses anymore.

This, please! I still find it ironic that a Leica S is a better camera for many Hasselblad lenses than a Hasselblad X2D is.

 

[doug]

The a9III has some fascinating technological advancements, but it's not the camera for me. I've used cameras with higher resolution for too long to be interested in a 24MP camera. The global shutter completely eliminates the possibility of rolling shutter distortion but for my subjects the a1's speed hasn't been a problem.

I'm more interested in the 300mm f/2.8 GMaster. If the real-world performance is anything like the initial reports this could easily be my walk-around lens.