Canon launches world record 250 megapixel camera

The Japanese camera giant, Canon has sparked off major resolution war with the release of its world-record new sensor.

The 250-megapixel APS-H CMOS sensor, which will primarily be used on their legacy EOS-1D line of DSLRs, sets a world record with a resolution of 19,580 by 12600.

The sensor, which is able to distinguish lettering on the side of a plane 18 km away, has a fast read-about speed of 1.25 billion pixels/second.

Apart from taking photos, the sensor can also be used to capture incredibly high-resolution video (30 times sharper than 4K), at five frames per second.

Compared to the APS-C sensor, which is currently being used in DSLRs, APS-H is a little bit bigger, but smaller than the full-frame sensors in professional cameras.

To camera lovers, this news presents them with an interesting prospect. Imagine taking a video footage and cropping it up to 125 times, but still have a full HD footage.

According to an official communication from Cannon, the sensor can be used in specialized surveillance and crime prevention tools, ultra-high resolution measuring and other industrial equipment.