Canon MS-500 Camera Captures Color Video In Total Darkness
Canon has introduced the new MS-500 camera, which is positioned as one of the most photosensitive non-infrared cameras ever made. The camera is capable of capturing good quality color video at light levels as low as 0.001 lux, comparable to a moonless night under starlight. Thanks to the interchangeable telephoto lenses, it is possible to record video with objects tens of kilometers away.
The basis of the new camera is a 3.2-megapixel SPAD sensor with ultra-high sensitivity and a size of 13.2×9.9 mm. The company claims that even in full illumination it is an observer, as if a person were observing with the naked eye in well-tangible conditions. What’s more, this sensor can acquire data in about 100 trillionths of a second, which makes it possible to capture objects moving at high speed, such as photons.
The camera is equipped with a built-in Canon B4 mount, which allows the use of 2/3-inch telephoto lenses for broadcasting, such as the CJ45ex13.6B IASE-V H, providing a 45x zoom ratio. The manufacturer claims that the Canon MS-500 allows you to shoot detailed color videos in the dark at a distance of several tens of kilometers.
Such a camera costs $25,200, and the aforementioned lens for it will cost about $100,000.
