CMOS
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CMOS (Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor) is a technology for making electronic devices, including processor chips and camera sensors. Currently (2008) only a few cameras (such as the high-end Canon EOS 5D) use CMOS sensors, compared to the vast number using CCD devices.
As a logic technology, it is fairly low in power consumption, but can be relatively slow.