A rare glimpse inside Sony’s giant Kumamoto sensor factory

Whether your go-to camera is your smartphone or a full-frame DSLR, the chances are its sensor was manufactured in the sleepy prefecture of Kumamoto, which sits on Japan’s southern-most main island of Kyushu. Some 550 miles from Tokyo, Kumamoto seems an odd place to set up a manufacturing hub for sensors, especially when you consider …

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