Eastman Kodak (NYSE: EK) said it has developed a 50-megapixel image sensor for digital cameras used by professional photographers.

The KAF-10100 product exceptional resolution and detail in photography digital camera to produce images with an array of 8176 x 6132 pixels, the highest resolution available in the popular 48 mm x 36 mm optical format used in the Middle format photography, Kodak said. For example, an aerial photo of a field measuring 1-1/2 miles through shows an object the size of a notebook computer, or about 1 foot by 1 foot.

Other features include a sensor design new 6-micron pixels instead of 6.8 micron pixels used in products for the commercial market. The smallest pixel reduces the “click-to-capture” time for a better response camera, low power consumption, in addition to bright colors.

“Photographers professionals need to seize more and more the image with more details camera performance, and that impels us to develop new technologies and products to serve this important market,” Michael Miller, director of Kodak the image sensor business, said in a statement released Tuesday.

Kodak expects to begin volume production of the KAF-50100 sensor in the fourth quarter. Price was not disclosed.

Kodak and Motorola (NYSE: MOT) have teamed up to release last month a cameraphone designed to enable users to easily take and share high quality photographs.

The Motozine ZN5 is a 5-megapixel Candy Bar-style phone that features Kodak imaging technology. The handset is the first line of Motorola Motozine optimized multimedia devices.

The camera is activated by dragging the lens Kodak open. The device sports an auto-focus feature, xenon flash, and optimize the parameters of low light environments. It also features multiple modes of capture, including a panorama mode automatically points at the same time continuing plans into a single image expanded.