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an image sensor and a company, Foveon, Inc. The Foveon X3 sensor differs from other sensor in that it uses an array of photosites with vertically stacked photodiodes rendering Bayer filters or alike unnecessary. Sigma Corporation bought Foveon, Inc in 2008 and are producing the sensor for use in their cameras.

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What happened to Foveon sensors?

It seems like the Foveon sensor should be able to produce better images, because it's not dependent on the separate red, green, and blue pixels as exist on most digital cameras. … However, cameras equipped with Foveon sensors are pretty much nonexistant. Why? (Side note: This question was inspired by Bayer Filter answer where the Bayer filter potentially caused problems...) …
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