This 6-megapixel data stream oversamples the target image by 3x resulting in video as sharp as that of the high-end multi-sensor video cameras used in television studios.

ENGADGET: Aptina intros 8MP sensors that bring 60 fps, pro-grade video to phones, action cameras

Digital systems, which process pixels one at a time, have to translate the two-dimensional image into a one-dimensional stream of data.

ECONOMIST: Analogue computing