image sensor
Camera's electronic eye
An image sensor is a device that converts light into electrical signals, enabling digital photography and video.
Found in cameras, smartphones, and scanners, it captures visual information through millions of light-sensitive elements (pixels) arranged in a grid.
The two main types are CCD and CMOS sensors: The camera's image sensor determines resolution and low-light performance.
Semiconductor logic architecture
- CCDLight-sensitive imaging chip
- pixelSmallest display unit
- megapixelMillion picture elements
- photodiodeLight-to-current semiconductor
semiconductor · silicon · chip · integrated circuit · fabrication · microelectronics · full-frame · microlens
Signal amplitude span
- ISOGlobal standards body
- sensitivityResponsiveness to stimuli
- exposureState of being unprotected
- noiseUnwanted auditory disturbance
low-light · RAW · bit depth · color depth · resolution · sharpness · detail · artifact
Image capturing device
- smartphoneHandheld connected computer
- DSLRMirror-reflex digital camera
- mirrorlessHaving no reflective glass
- webcamComputer-mounted video capture device
scanner · satellite · surveillance · machine vision · barcode reader · astrophotography · cinematography · drone
CMOS
Semiconductor logic architecture
photodiode · semiconductor · silicon · chip · integrated circuit · fabrication · microelectronics · full-frame · microlens · rolling shutter
dynamic range
Signal amplitude span
- ISOGlobal standards body
- sensitivityResponsiveness to stimuli
- exposureState of being unprotected
noise · low-light · RAW · bit depth · color depth · resolution · sharpness · detail · artifact · banding
camera
Image capturing device
- smartphoneHandheld connected computer
- DSLRMirror-reflex digital camera
- mirrorlessHaving no reflective glass
webcam · scanner · satellite · surveillance · machine vision · barcode reader · astrophotography · cinematography · drone · endoscope
- imaging devicescamera, cameras, digital camera, digital cameras, video camera
- camcorderlens, viewfinder, LCD screen, record button, zoom lens
- digital imagingpixel, pixels, resolution, JPEG, bitmap
- sensorsbiosensors, pressure sensors, ammeter, temperature sensors, optical sensors
- Image SensorsCCD, CMOS, pixel, photodiode, full frame
- OptoelectronicsLED, laser, photodiode, phototransistor, photocell
image sensordisplay
Presentation for viewing
screen · monitor · projector · LCD panel · OLED display
image sensorLED
Semiconductor that glows
light source · illuminator · flash · lamp · backlight
image sensorfilm
Movie or coating
photographic film · photographic plate · celluloid · emulsion
image, imagine, imagination, imagined, imaginative, sensor, imaginable, imagery, imagines