New Cannon Lowlight Sensor LI7050

[nickgraves]

New Cannon low light sensor LI7050 - 0.08 Lux, 60 fps, 1/1.8-inch 4.1µm pixels, Full HD (2M pixel).

Any potential for astrophotography ?

https://www.dpreview.com/news/5128484732/canon-launches-1-1-8-inch-sensor-for-video-recording-in-extreme-low-light

 

[vlaiv]

I would not call it special by any means.

In terms of performance, it is probably very similar to IMX178 present in ASI178 and similar models.

1/1.8 sensor, high QE at 80%+, low read noise at about 1-1.5e.

4.1um pixel size is nothing special - use ASI178 with 2.4um pixels and bin them and you'll get 4.8um pixels - even more "sensitive".

Canon one only works at 60fps - that makes it less suitable for planetary imagers.