Megapixels aren't everything when it comes to cameras, whether they are smartphones or professional SLRs or mirrorless cameras.
But you do need them, and sometimes, you need a lot of them. If you want flexibility in post-production, the higher the resolution, the greater your ability to reframe and tweak your shots.
We have consistently seen brands like Sony and Canon introduce high-resolution cameras in the full frame camera space, but now, Canon has announced that it has developed a CMOS camera sensor with a staggering 410 megapixels, which it claims is the largest number of pixels ever achieved in a 35mm full-frame sensor size. Also Read: Samsung Galaxy S25 series launched with upgraded Galaxy AI features: Writing Assist, upgraded Circle to Search and more Firstly, let us make it clear that Canon has outlined a specific use case for the sensor.
It states that the sensor is intended for applications that demand extreme resolution, such as surveillance and medicine. The 410 megapixels result in a 24K resolution, which is an astonishing 198 times greater than full HD and 12 times greater than 8K.
These are mind-boggling figures, and if you understand how resolution works, you will undoubtedly be blown away.In theory, you should be able to crop any part of the image from this 410-megapixel sensor while maintaining sufficiently high resolution.