Originally Posted by
tyrion
It's more complicated engineering, less complicated for daily use.
For "daily use", the current sensors are not complicated at all.
The cost of engineering such an overly-complicated solution has a poor pay-back considering how cheap existing sensors that work well are.
It would also likely require more power, which would mean a larger head-unit or shorter run times. Neither of which is well-favored by the people who it would be marketed to.
With current sensors, you don't have to worry about keeping a camera lens clean.