Originally posted by NSX167 Thanks Na-Horuk. I wish that X-5 carries a larger sensor instead of 1/2.33".Is it possible in the future that Megazoom can be equip APS-H size sensor or above?Let’s say 2 more decades. I must be dreaming.
There is seemingly no problem fitting a larger sensor into the camera body, but the major problem is producing a super-zoom lens matched to the large sensor. The lens needs to be so large that it is inconvenient to carry and awkward in use. Plus the costs of producing the lens rises exponentially and the camera would quickly become unaffordable to anyone. That's why even very expensive dSLR zoom lenses max out at 10x zoom or less. Most affordable zoom lenses for APS-C sensors only have a 3.5x to 4x zoom. To my knowledge nobody makes even a 4/3 sensor camera with a super-zoom (say 20x + zoom) lens.
Right now the best you can get is the Fuji X-S1. It has a 12MP 2/3" CMOS sensor and a 24mm - 624mm (26x) optical zoom. It also has various problems with specular highlights causing white blotches on the image and a high suggested retail price of £700 in the UK. And there is not a huge size difference between 1/2" and 2/3" sensors!
Why do you want a large sensor? If only for low noise/high ISO performance, I think developments over the next few years will see major improvements in small sensor technology and processing engines to achieve much lower noise and higher detail at higher ISOs. On the other hand if you want a larger sensor to control bokeh while keeping to a small, convenient to carry, super-zoom camera, then I don't think its ever going to happen. Its maybe the holy grail we all seek, but physics simply dictates that the bigger the sensor, the bigger (and more expensive) the lens needs to be.
Last edited by Anton Magus; 10-30-2012 at 11:32 PM.