World's First Full Frame 645 Medium Format Camera System Based on Breakthrough Sensor Technology
By Staff
 August 5, 2008 — Phase One A/S announced the P 65+ digital back and the P 65+ camera system
based on Sensor+ CCD technology co-developed with DALSA Semiconductor. This
patent-pending, Sensor+ technology represents a significant advancement in image
capture. The chip platform offers the most demanding photographers upgradeable
CCD functions, ensuring a longer lifespan for their digital back investments.
Improvements and upgrades based on Sensor+ technology have been designed to
enable:
-- Scaleable pixel and file size
-- Higher sensitivity & dynamic range
-- Increased flexibility for operation and capture
-- Improved capture rates
The P 65+ digital back and the P 65+ camera system are fully upgradeable, based
on advancements in the chip technology, providing a competitive advantage through
enhanced performance and new functions as well as a lower overall cost of operation.
Such improvements have previously been available only at the cost of new chips
and hardware.
The Phase One P 65+ is the first digital back and camera system to take advantage
of the new Sensor+ design and is the world's first full-frame capture system
based on actual 645 film format. The P 65+ provides the largest live capture
area available with coverage of 53.9mm x 40.4mm -- enabling full viewfinder
coverage thus no need for lens magnification. "What you see is what you
get." The P 65+ sensor format provides 20 percent more live area compared
to 39 or 50 Megapixel, 48mm x 36mm chips currently delivering or announced.
Sensor resolution is 60.5 Megapixel with 8984 x 6732 active pixels achieving
180 MB, 8 bit RGB files.
In addition to offering the industry's largest live capture area and highest
resolution, the P 65+ offers captures at 1 frame per second, reduction of Moiré
artifacts, next generation Lens+ & Focus+ technologies and an unprecedented
12.5 f-stops of dynamic range.
Pricing and Availability
More technical details and demonstrations of Sensor+ technology will be available
at the Photokina trade show in September 2008. Camera shipments with P 65+ digital
back are expected to begin in Q4 2008. The P 65+ digital back starts at $39,900;
the P 65+ camera system starts at $41,990. Advance orders are available now.
For more information please contact sales@phaseone.com
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