Sony, a Japanese camera maker, will soon release a new image sensor capable of recording 8K resolution as per rumors.
If there is a bit of genuineness in the rumors, then the new Micro Four Thirds (MFT) sensor from Sony, with 8K resolution abilities, will be included in many camera bodies. The rumored sensor has a megapixel count of over 30 million. It also appears that the upcoming Sony sensor will blow out the current 20.4-megapixel MFT-system cameras.
“At the beginning of November I got solid info that Sony will launch one new MFT sensor in 2021. I now got the confirmation this sensor will be able to record 8K video and have a 30+MP resolution. Now I have little doubt this is the sensor that Panasonic will use on the GH6,” writes 43rumors.
Panasonic will probably equip its GH6 camera with the Sony’s new sensor. Another company would be Olympus, also known as OM Digital Solutions (after Japan Industrial Partners acquired its imaging business) to use the sensor. Many Nikon cameras also tend to use Sony sensors, including Nikon Z7 II, Nikon D850, Nikon D500, and others. We earlier reported in detail that the Nikon Z7 mirrorless camera uses a Sony sensor.
