At CP+ Show 2015 in Japan, Canon shows off a new 120MP high megapixel CMOS sensor, according to Canon, this sensor has a pixel count equivalent to the number of photoreceptors cells in the human eye. Canon is considering this sensor technology for use in video production, monitoring, avation and space application.
The frame rate of read-out for this ultra high-resolution is 9.5fps, its surface area is halfway between APS-C and full-frame, and it appears to be mostly directed at video applications, capable of recording at approximately 60x the resolution of Full HD.
via: dpreview