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Y.M.Cinema Magazine articale release date: 2025-06-25 Apple might be quietly preparing one of the biggest advancements in image sensor design — and it could change everything from iPhones to professional cinema tools. Y.M.Cinema Magazine is the first to uncover a newly published Apple patent titled “Image Sensor With Stacked Pixels Having High Dynamic Range And Low Noise”. This revelation points to a breakthrough that could reshape both mobile and professional imaging. With claims of a staggering 20 stops of dynamic range packed into a stacked sensor architecture, Apple might be gearing up to rival — or even surpass — the giants of cinema camera technology. Apple’s New Sensor Promises 20 Stops of Dynamic Range and Ultra-Low Noise A Sensor That Could Outperform the Best A newly published Apple patent titled “Image Sensor With Stacked Pixels Having High Dynamic Range And Low Noise” reveals a major step forward in imaging tech. While Apple is known for its custom chips and camera software, this patent hints at something far more ambitious: a fully in-house image sensor design with the potential to rival or even surpass leading cinema cameras in dynamic range. And we’re not just talking theory — this sensor architecture claims a dynamic range of 120 dB, which translates to nearly 20 stops of range. That’s more than current industry titans like the ARRI ALEXA 35. For more details about this patent, please visit YY.M.Cinema Magazine official website for further reference. https://ymcinema.com/2025/06/25/apple-just-patented-an-image-sensor-with-20-stops-of-dynamic-range/ -
Some years of happy using first version Monochrom had lead me to try out the M246. Hesitation for long because in my view, I didn't want to replace my MM1 with the later Monochrom. So opportunity came with a "nice like new M246" presented itself, some weeks ago. Over time some reasons like CCD/CMOS debats delayed untill I've found myself that the CCD/CMOS war was not a problem for me, in my practices and final results in pictures. With once replaced CCD sensor on my MM1 (no charge), I always fear another need to "replace again" this time with expensive notes. Have read that sometimes, three or four replacements of same MM1 said sensor. The good news is, the output of M246 is equal to (if not better than ! ) MM1 one's 😊. In use this M246 is much responsive and I appreciate more modern features. At first , I thought that the LED illuminated frame lines would bother me, but in use it's a very nice improvement. The frames lines show up within 1 second when switch "ON", so nothing to complain. No "flare" when used in contre-jour situation, as sometimes happen with MM1 (very rare but there as other film M even MP ). In very dim scenes, this is a must, and I can use also LCD/EVF if need be = incredible this enhanced light features (a bit flickering, I admit but usable). When I want to use some colored filters, preview of filter rendering with rear LCD or EVF is something I've never think of. I'll give myself more time to "compare" them more than a couple of weeks. Please feel free to give your opinions on the outputs of Monochrom CCD/CMOS if you had used (or use now) the two nice Monochroms from Leica.
