Johnson's father used to ask people to light a candle for him as a good-luck charm.

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That might be about to change, though, as South Korea's state-owned Korea Electronics Technology Institute has announced a new image sensor chip that promises to take "vibrant photos" in extreme low-light conditions -- all the way down to 1 lux, which is the equivalent light output of a candle shining one meter away.

ENGADGET: South Korean image-sensing chip enables 1-lux photography