Sony cameras and image sensors — Alpha, FX, and mobile sensor technology.
Shutter speed is the setting that decides whether a racing cyclist comes out razor-sharp or a waterfall dissolves into silky mist. It is one of the three pillars of the exposure triangle, alongside aperture and…
Every photograph depends on one small but critical decision: how long the sensor is exposed to light. That job falls to the shutter. Modern interchangeable-lens cameras offer two ways to do it — a mechanical…
APS-C CMOS image sensor. Photo: Friedrich Haag, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.What Is a Stacked CMOS Sensor? A stacked CMOS sensor is a type of image sensor in which the light-capturing pixel layer and…
Every digital camera turns light into an image using a sensor, but not every sensor reads that light out the same way. The two main approaches — rolling shutter and global shutter — decide whether…
The sub-$1000 mirrorless market in 2026 is the sweet spot for anyone who wants to move beyond a smartphone without taking on a four-figure body. You can now get flagship-grade autofocus, 10-bit video, and 26-megapixel…
Buying your first "real" camera is a milestone, and 2026 is a great time to make the leap. Mirrorless cameras have matured, autofocus is now fast enough to track a running pet without you thinking…
Scroll through the spec sheet of any modern camera or smartphone and you'll quickly run into the term "backside-illuminated" — or its acronym BSI. It sounds like marketing jargon, but it describes a genuine change…
Sony has officially entered the 200-megapixel race. On November 27, 2025, Sony Semiconductor Solutions unveiled the LYTIA 901 — originally introduced as the LYT-901 — a 1/1.12-type stacked CMOS sensor with roughly 200 effective megapixels.…
Every digital camera is built around one component that shapes more of the final image than any other: the image sensor. Three formats dominate the market today — full-frame, APS-C, and Micro Four Thirds —…
In 2026, the question "which camera should I buy?" has a far shorter answer than most people expect. The smartphone in your pocket is genuinely excellent. Mirrorless has become the default choice for anyone buying…