Single pixel image sensor developed

Posted on Oct 19, 06 01:09 AM PDT

With the megapixel count for digital cameras constantly rising, it is pretty interesting to note that researchers at the Rice University at Houston, Texas, have successfully developed a prototype camera that utilizes a single pixel image sensor. You would think that a single pixel image sensor would take up a miniscule amount of space, but in reality, the prototype actually occupies several square feet worth of a large, laboratory workbench. Another thing going against it is the long amount of time required to expose each picture. The prototype uses a digital micro-mirror device to scatter Compressive Sensing light from an image, which is then picked up via a single photodiode sensor. Definitely something you won't see at your local Best Buy anytime soon.

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