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Exmor R™ CMOS Sensor

Capture detailed photos even in low light with the Exmor R™ CMOS Sensor inside the latest Cyber-shot™ digital cameras and enjoy fabulous quality, low noise images in all shooting conditions.

Great images, even in low light Capture detail-packed Full HD movies and still images with superb contrast, rich colours and low picture noise thanks to the high-resolution Exmor R™ CMOS Sensor. It’s great in any conditions, especially dim interiors and atmospheric twilight moments when you’re shooting handheld without a flash.

See the difference

Exmor R™ CMOS Sensor for great results with any scene

Exmor R™ CMOS Sensor technology lets you shoot atmospheric portraits and outdoor scenes without needing a flash. Twice as sensitive to light as conventional sensors, the Exmor R™ CMOS Sensor in Cyber-shot captures HD movies and still images in dim conditions where other cameras struggle. So now you don’t need to use a flash, even when you’re shooting handheld in low light. You’ll get superb results indoors or outdoors, from landscapes and city scenes to relaxed portraits of family and friends. See the difference for yourself:

The efficient design of Exmor R™ CMOS Sensor captures more light

How it works

The more light that falls on your camera’s image sensor, the better. A big problem with conventional sensors is the grid of fine wires that runs across the light-sensitive surface of the sensor, carrying tiny electrical impulses to and from each pixel.

These wires are essential, but in ordinary cameras they partially obscure light that’s falling on the sensor itself. Less light getting through means that signals have to be boosted electronically by the camera. This introduces ‘noise’ that you see as fuzzy, grainy pictures. It’s most obvious in low light when signals need boosting more strongly.

Exmor R™ CMOS Sensor technology in Cyber-shot cameras uses a clever design that hides these electrical wires around the back of the sensor. With more light falling directly on the sensor, there’s less boosting needed with weak signals. That means less image noise – and natural-looking, low noise photos and HD movies, even when the lights are low.