Originally posted by D1N0 Digital Cameras is only a small part of this restructuring. I'm sure they will keep Lumix around. I am more interested in their organic cmos research. Will that be the next-gen sensor the industry is waiting for?
The organic sensor seems to be the eggplant that ate Chicago. How many millions have been invested in this technology for absolutely zero practical results. Panasonic and Canon being two companies that have made announcement after announcement about this technology starting years ago, and have nothing to show for it.
At this point, organic sensors have become the vapourware of the camera industry. "Don't sell off all those cheap Canon lenses we sold you on plastic limited camera bodies, soon they'll work on an organic sensor with 100 EV dynamic range". You see how this works? We also went through the same thing with backlit sensors, which in the end turned out to be only slightly better than other sensors. The 30-40% increase in Dynamic range and low light capability never materialized.