BetterLight intros 416-megapixel digital camera back
Never one to let a pixel go unused, digital imaging company BetterLight has raised the bar on ridiculously high-resolution cameras yet again, busting out its new top-end, 416-megapixel Super10K-HS model at the big PMA trade show. Like the company's other mega megapixel wonders, the Super10K-HS isn't a digital camera itself, but a so-called "scanning back" that attaches to high-end, large-format cameras for tasks like photographing paintings (as seen above) and other stationary objects. They need to be stationary 'cause shooting a single photo at the full 416-megapixel resolution takes upwards of two minutes, effectively working more like a scanner than a digital camera. Once it's finished, however, you've got a 10,200 x 13,600 pixel image to do as you please with, clocking in at a file size of about 794MB. Anyone remotely considering getting one had better start saving up (or working on a pitch for the boss), with this monster set to demand a hefty $22,995 when it's released at the end of the month.
engadget.com
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Edit: Yes and... no, apparently:
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The new “HS” Control Box with USB-2 connectivity has data transfer speeds that are four times greater than the speed of the unit’s previous SCSI interface, said Mike Collette, so even though the actual image file is twice the size, the photographer will still have a transfer time less than half the time required by SCSI transfer
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