A leaked spec sheet suggests that Canon has developed a 63MP full-frame sensor, one that may well be employed in the company's next full-frame mirrorless camera.
The spec sheet, which appeared on Photo Rumors, claims the 35MM63MXSCD color sensor is equipped with 9740 x 6504 pixels across its respective horizontal and vertical dimensions, which equates to 63.34MP.
The effective pixel count is said to be 9696 x 6464, which gives a total resolution of just under 63MP.
Speed or resolution?
Canon has confirmed that it's working on a professional mirrorless model, although quite how it would compare to the existing EOS R (pictured above) and EOS RP is unclear.
While many are expecting a camera that will be fit for photographers planning on shooting the Olympic Games in Tokyo next year, this new release appears to have resolution rather than speed as a priority.
Furthermore, given the infancy of Canon's EOS R mirrorless system, and the far stronger performance of the autofocusing system inside the three-year-old Canon EOS-1D X Mark II for sports and action, it's possible that a camera released for this audience would conform to a DSLR rather than mirrorless design.
Canon's current highest-resolution cameras are the four-year-old EOS 5DS and EOS 5DS R, which each have a 50.6MP sensor. The company has mentioned in the past that it has been working on sensors with a higher resolution, although these appear to be intended for industrial and scientific applications rather than for commercially available cameras.