We have newly developed a CMOS technology to enable 140 percent higher dynamic range and 6 times greater optical sensitivity for conventional CCDs, thanks to the manufacturing technology by Konica Minolta, our partner in a development project of digital single-lens reflex cameras, which offers 1000 times more dynamic range for CCDs. The new technology will be more improved and accessible, which is only useful for non-consumer cameras now, and it will be applied to our consumer products as well as Konica Minolta's in the coming months.