Camera maker Canon has announced its APS-H camera sensor that is capable of taking images up to 120 megapixels in resolution, but the technology is only a proof of concept and most likely would be too expensive to commercialize anytime in the near future.

The APS-H sensor is the same type thats being used in the companys professional EOS 1D camera, but this time the sensor packs in 13,280 X 9,184 pixels, which is so tightly packed that it can capture a full 1080p HD video in just 1/16th of the sensors surface area. This sensor boasts 7.5 times the resolution of the top 16-megapixel camera and will be able to shoot 9.5 frames per second of crisp, really high definition stills by modifying the method employed to control the readout circuit timing

The market will most likely not be mature enough for such a high-end sensor. Canon had experimented wuth a 50-megapixel sensor in 2007, but that has not reached the market yet either.