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World’s Largest Digital Camera Takes 3,200 Megapixel Photos!

Scientists at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory recently took the lens cap off the world’s largest digital camera. The camera will be the centerpiece of an advanced telescope at the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile. Subscribe to CNET: Never miss a deal again! See CNET’s browser extension 👉 Follow us on TikTok: Follow us…

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Scientists at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory recently took the lens cap off the world’s largest digital camera. The camera will be the centerpiece of an advanced telescope at the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile.

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43 Comments

  1. lasarith2

    October 23, 2022 at 1:24 pm

    $333,333 for 17MP, I think they got ripped off .

    • Witness101

      October 23, 2022 at 1:50 pm

      @lasarith2 no, sorry you can neither read, no listen

    • lasarith2

      October 23, 2022 at 1:55 pm

      @Witness101 🤔🙄

    • LinusMLGTips

      October 23, 2022 at 8:16 pm

      quality not quantity

  2. Witness101

    October 23, 2022 at 1:27 pm

    It’s about 266 iphone 14s worth of resolution. Not very big, not very impressive.

    • Computer Concepts

      October 23, 2022 at 1:36 pm

      it’s not only about the amount of pixels, it’s also about the quality of pixels. High quality pixels are usually less noisy/grainy, can capture higher dynamic range and capture more colours. Something an array of smartphone camera with the equivalent pixel count couldn’t do. Furthermore, the lens quality of the telescope is significantly higher as well.

    • Mark

      October 23, 2022 at 4:02 pm

      @Computer Concepts Exactly (photographer here) The quality, clarity and size of the glass that’s capturing those pixels plays a huge role… You can use both a consumer-level lens and a pro-level lens on the same digital camera, same resolution. And the difference in sharpness and clarity of the pro lens is huge.

  3. lumey

    October 23, 2022 at 1:35 pm

    caught in 300 megapixels

  4. Joel Conolly

    October 23, 2022 at 2:28 pm

    Still not enough to capture your mom.

    Putting out this joke just to get it over with.

  5. Muhammad Uwais Muhsin Muaz

    October 23, 2022 at 2:34 pm

    Probably the upcoming MacBook’s webcam

  6. Henry M

    October 23, 2022 at 2:39 pm

    Amazing stuff here❤

  7. Jessie Goss

    October 23, 2022 at 2:40 pm

    Checking out God’s handy work huh. Awesome!

  8. Edison Balagot

    October 23, 2022 at 2:54 pm

    cool tech

  9. BrightLightDUN

    October 23, 2022 at 3:12 pm

    It’s a Time Machine. We can see the past of the universe what have happened. ❤

  10. Sean Buenavista

    October 23, 2022 at 3:38 pm

    Rumors suggest that the upcoming Galaxy S23 Ultra will have this as its telephoto camera.

    • Wali chriz

      October 24, 2022 at 3:08 am

      🤣🤣🤣🤣nice one

    • bhanu tech world

      October 25, 2022 at 5:45 am

      a camera with a phone mounted to it

  11. polar bear

    October 23, 2022 at 4:26 pm

    The advantage of being on the earth spinning the solar system while having this gigantic camera is the camera doesnt need to be carried anywhere since they use it to capture the space. The earth carries it woth different perspective everytime.

  12. Jon B.

    October 23, 2022 at 4:50 pm

    iPhones will get this in 1000 years and call it innovation

  13. Thomas Brogan

    October 23, 2022 at 4:56 pm

    If that’s true,
    where’s Uranus?

  14. Carlos M.

    October 23, 2022 at 5:15 pm

    What’s the min focus distance?

  15. E. v. K.

    October 23, 2022 at 5:48 pm

    Doesn’t our Atmosphere disturb?

  16. Michael Swärdh

    October 23, 2022 at 5:55 pm

    Is it the new prime lens from Canon, the RF 1 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 mm f2.8? 😉

  17. Salman Amir

    October 23, 2022 at 5:59 pm

    Wow! it’s Amazing I did it well ! Perfect work !

  18. Jose Ramirez

    October 23, 2022 at 5:59 pm

    It will take the universe baby pictures

  19. Or Nosrati

    October 23, 2022 at 6:29 pm

    how does it compares to james web telescope?

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  20. Mohamed Abdelazez

    October 23, 2022 at 8:36 pm

    for anybody after decade from now,
    I hope this thing really changes the life of humanity for the better 💚

  21. Artemio Sandoval

    October 23, 2022 at 9:11 pm

    At the rate how big iPhone cameras are getting, this will be on our phones soon enough. 📸

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  22. NaNJa

    October 23, 2022 at 10:22 pm

    My uncle, a photography professor, once created the world’s biggest film camera, converting an old aircraft hangar into a working camera. This one is far more complicated.

  23. Jory Rez Tangalin

    October 23, 2022 at 10:29 pm

    Aliens 👽

    • Jory Rez Tangalin

      October 24, 2022 at 11:28 am

      @WhAtsaPPMe👉•+①⑥⑥⑨③⓪⑤①⑧⑤⑥ I sure will, and what I’m talking about is other lifeform that is not taking other beings.

  24. Mad Designer

    October 23, 2022 at 11:17 pm

    At first when I saw the lens, I thought this was a black spoof comedy sketch showing us big SLR lens! Buts it’s for real real!

  25. Ted F.

    October 24, 2022 at 12:53 am

    Incredible.

    Also… I can’t help but cringe at your new logo. It’s horrendous.

  26. jkfdkjjd

    October 24, 2022 at 4:19 am

    THAT’S NOT THE WORLD’S LARGEST DIGITAL CAMERA

    THIS IS THE WORLD’S LARGEST DIGITAL CAMERA

  27. SungImperial

    October 24, 2022 at 5:45 am

    Whys my guy look like discount linus with the whole gettup😂😂😂😂

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  28. MithunOnThe.Net

    October 24, 2022 at 1:43 pm

    Who manufactured the sensors?

  29. Alfonso Rivera-Moctezuma Jr

    October 24, 2022 at 4:14 pm

    Camera is impressively huge. Cant wait to see what it will unfold and provide us in the realms of science. We may even be able to locate the Time Variance Authority :p .

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  30. DD

    October 25, 2022 at 7:55 pm

    Seen this on Willy wonky

  31. Jaxxon Balboa

    October 25, 2022 at 11:49 pm

    How’s about a nice clear picture of a UFO?!

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