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Canon EOS 60D Digital SLR with 18-55mm Lens Kit
£989.99
Canon has announced the construction of the biggest CMOS image sensor for a digital camera yet seen.
What does that mean, I hear you ask?
Well, the CMOS image sensor is the important bit of a digital camera that turns light into electrical signals – turning what you see into a digital photo.
Canon's new invention is just over 20 centimetres square.
That's around 40 times bigger than the biggest and best CMOS sensor Canon has released previously, which are used its the Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III and EOS 5D Mark II digital SLR cameras.
In practice, the new sensor will allow very high resolution photography in very low light conditions.
OK – this is not about to turn up in your average camera phone.
Initial reports suggest it will be used mainly for military and scientific purposes, but technology like this always has a habit of tricking down into consumer applications sooner rather than later.
If you can't wait that long, here at Purely Gadgets we have some amazing Canon digital cameras, including the top of the range Canon EOS-1Ds Mark IV digital SLR.
