With its 102-megapixel sensor, Fujifilm—s $10,000 GFX100 can already
capture incredibly dense images that bring out tiny details in a subject.
But with the help of new firmware and a technique called pixel shift
multi-shot, the GFX100 can now capture 400-megapixel images.
As PetaPixel explains, to accomplish the feat the camera uses a
combination of its 102-megapixel sensor and in-body stabilization. The
latter component will move the sensor in tiny, 0.5-pixel increments while
it captures 16 separate RAW images. Fuji—s new Pixel Shift Combiner
software then stitches together those RAW files into a single
400-megapixel–digital negative (DNG) images that apps like Capture One
can edit.—- …