Putting even the highest-resolution bacteria-based cam to shame, the new 4-inch-square CCD features an array of 10, 560 x 10, 560 pixels, and was developed in conjunction with Semiconductor Technology Associates to aid the U.S. Naval Observatory's Astrometry Department in precisely determining the position and motion of celestial objects.

ENGADGET: DALSA ships 111 megapixel CCD