The real revolution to come in imaging is when they get beyond digital graphics and start using vector graphics (used in the likes of Corel Draw and other high end programs), If they develop vector graphic cameras then the lines are defined by a mathematical formula, which, produces the same image whether at 1 cm X 1 cm or 1 m X 1 m.
Nevertheless, cameras will not be consigned to the ash heap of history, because the optics involved in producing the image remain.