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