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That’s not the first - Sony already released a product with a curved sensor in 2014, the KW1: https://www.sonyalpharumors.com/sony-confirms-kw1-perfume-se...

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Right but the Sony one is a small 1/2.3-inch, this one looks like a Full Frame 35mm sensors.

Edit: I think "the first one" is the claim for "very first commercial curved sensor for a scientific application"..."for a scientific application" they said, Sony was a selfie camera :-)

So (1/(2.3)) inch == 11mm vs 35mm for the new one?

~6.17mm vs 35mm width or 7.66mm vs 43mm for diagonal, which is probably a better measure since the aspect ratio is different.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_sensor_format#Table_of_s...

Sensor size designations are very confusing. The 1/2.3 is based on the diameter of an old tube sensor, of which a large portion couldn't be used for imaging. The 35mm is based on 35mm film, which was actually 24mm x 36mm. The only way to make sense of it is to use a table showing actual dimensions, such as https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_sensor_format#Table_of_s....

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