Sony presents the first 17.7 megapixel sensors for cameras

Sony recently introduced a new Model camera for mobile phones with 17.7 megapixel sensors, 5 times faster than the cameras available in our phones. The new camera sensors developed by Sony have a bandwidth of 34.8 Gbps, reproduce the image 75% faster than a normal mobile camera and are capable of filming in HD format at 120 fps, if the terminal processors have the ability to "keep up" . The new CMOS sensors also consume much less energy to operate, so they practically represent a big step in the right direction for mobile terminal cameras.

It's been over a year since Sony introduced the world's first 16.41 megapixel CMOS sensor for cellphones (pictured at right), but the company's now finally back with another entrant in the megapxiel race: a 17.7 megapixel sensor. This one delivers more than just a higher resolution, though, as it's also Sony's first sensor with a bandwidth of 34.8Gbps (or about five times faster than previous CMOS sensors), which promises to allow for 120 fps video at full resolution — assuming the phone's processor and storage are able to keep up, of course.

I don't know what you think, but I wouldn't mind having such a camera mounted in my iPhone, but of course it should have about 32/64GB of storage space to shoot a 1080p video clip at fps maximum.