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Silly, they make waaaaaay more money from selling sensors than selling camera bodys.
And this is about smartphones again?
Nikons own sensor was amazing
That's what I got from it...And this is about smartphones again?
If so, and that seems to be what it says, it's interesting but possibly doesn't affect non smartphone cameras.
No the one made by NikonWould that be the one made by Sony ?
I don't think nikon has in-house sensor manufacturing capability... They do "design" some of their sensors, but that's not quite the same thing.No the one made by Nikon
Well they don't make the rubber for the grips either - Renesas made the sensor for the pedant. Well they put it together, they probably didn't make the glassI don't think nikon has in-house sensor manufacturing capability... They do "design" some of their sensors, but that's not quite the same thing.
A "Nikon designed" sensor is quite likely to have been manufactured by Sony... that's one of the things they do(did) at that plant.Here's a link of which Nikon cameras have which Sensor:-
http://nikonrumors.com/2015/12/16/l...s-and-their-sensor-manufacturerdesigner.aspx/
A "Nikon designed" sensor is quite likely to have been manufactured by Sony... that's one of the things they do(did) at that plant.
Kind of, just a general comment. The article makes it seem like Nikon makes sensors if you choose to read it that way.I'm well aware of that thanks. Was this meant for someone else ?
No real loss, it will open up the market for better products.
It won't it's just a silly rely looking for a reaction the market is already open for anyone to bring a sensor to market and all of the major players will buy if it suits even canon have given in and put a Sony sensor in a high end compact. If someone was out there with better offerings the market would lap them up even if only to push sony's prices down!How will that work in reality then ?
In a free market situation, if one source dries up and the demand is still there or growing even, there will be new suppliers to that market, and as tech advances, the products become more capable.How will that work in reality then ?
It won't it's just a silly rely looking for a reaction the market is already open for anyone to bring a sensor to market and all of the major players will buy if it suits even canon have given in and put a Sony sensor in a high end compact. If someone was out there with better offerings the market would lap them up even if only to push sony's prices down!
In a free market situation, if one source dries up and the demand is still there or growing even, there will be new suppliers to that market, and as tech advances, the products become more capable.
Therefore, if Sony stops supplying sensors to the market, others will take that market over and the products will advance and become better than the current tech. New eyes on the problem mean new solutions and new advances.
That's how it has always worked in the past. There are a lot of auto makers that stopped making cars, and today there is no shortage of cars and the auto tech is far better than it was then. Just one example, there are thousands.
Fantastic, but if Sony which control 40% of the market leave the market, there will definitely be others taking their place. Some of the players already there are Omnivision, Samsung, Canon, Aptina Imaging, Toshiba, STMicroelectronics, Nikon, GalaxyCore, SiliconFile, ON Semi, SK Hynix, Melexis, EM Microelectronics and Sharp, among others.The market is always open for innovation at anytime even with a saturated market entry can be harder but not impossible. New innovation, sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. You mentioned cars. The Sinclair C5 failed because there was no demand for it and it wasn't really required.
CMOS image sensors.
Same tech.
Of course, Sony is the cheapest solution presently...
Right, what is your point? That tech cannot be adapted to other products and markets? I don't buy that for a second.
Many of those manufacturers are producing high end 4k CMOS sensors for use in video surveillance equipment.