================== The Big Sky Camera ================== The Big Sky camera is special purpose camera developed to shoot video for display inside the Sphere theatre in Las Vegas. .. figure:: big_sky/big_sky_camera.jpg Big Sky Camera with its wide angle lens attached. Image from press-kit (`source `_) The sensor is designed by Forza Silicon and manufactured by STMicroelectronics in their fab in Crolles, France [#]_. .. figure directive only works once per page for some reason? .. image:: big_sky/wafer.png *Photo of a 300mm wafer with the Big Sky sensors patterned. Each sensor measures 8.31cm by 9.92cm* (`source `_) All images are from the press-kit (`source `_) Specs ----- .. list-table:: Performance Summary :widths: 30 50 * - Parameter - Value * - Pixel pitch - 4.3 :math:`\mu m` * - Array size - 18400 x 17712 * - Dynamic range - 87dB * - Linear full well - High gain: 6600 :math:`e^-` , Low gain: 41,000 :math:`e^-` * - Conversion gain - High gain: 150 :math:`\mu V / e^-`, Low gain: 19.1 :math:`\mu V / e^-` * - Total temporal noise - High gain: 1.8 :math:`e^-` , Low gain: 13 :math:`e^-` * - Dark current - 55 :math:`\text{e^-}` (At 70°C) Video ----- .. youtube:: fSUlbcpZJmA :width: 100% Publications ------------ International Image Sensor Workshop (IISW) paper: `A 316MP, 120FPS, High Dynamic Range CMOS Image Sensor for Next Generation Immersive Displays `_ MDPI Paper: `A 316MP, 120FPS, High Dynamic Range CMOS Image Sensor for Next Generation Immersive Displays `_ .. [#] https://newsroom.st.com/media-center/press-item.html/t4598.html?ecmp=tt36884_gl_social_jan2024