Canon’s CMOS
Sensor captures images with exceptional clarity and tonal range and offers
the most pixels in its class. Canon’s DIGIC Image Processor dramatically
enhances image quality and speeds up all camera operations for intuitive operation.
The sensor and processor work in concert with Canon’s superlative EF and EF-S lenses,
forming the ultimate Digital Trinity.
Great images start with great lenses. For many photographers, Canon’s legendary
EF lens history is the reason to choose the EOS System. The EF and EF-S series lenses are
a unique blend of the world’s most advanced optical, microelectronic and precision
manufacturing technologies. EF lenses are perfected in Canon’s laboratories, proven
in the field and are the heart of professional photographers. EF-S lenses are designed
especially for EOS APS-C sensor cameras providing lightweight, compact design and
high value
Canon develops and produces its own CMOS sensors. Unlike CCD sensors, CMOS
sensors convert and amplify signals before they are transferred to the image processor,
enabling them to produce exceptionally clean image data and reduce power consumption.
Data transfer speeds are increased by using multi-channel signal paths that dramatically
improve the camera’s responsiveness. Canon’s CMOS sensors incorporate a unique
on-chip noise reduction technology to deal with both fixed pattern and random noise.
A multi-layer low-pass filter is placed in front of the sensor to isolate false colors that
the sensor may detect. Then, the DIGIC Image Processor processes the image to
eliminate those colors while retaining full detail