Synchrotron radiation sources are have seen a spectacular increase in performance during the last decades, with an increase in brilliance of one order of magnitude every 3 years. This exponential increase in source performance has significant consequences for the way, as well as the type of science that is performed at these sources. Despite the fact that x-ray detectors used at synchrotron sources have seen a significant increase in performance over the last years, going from single detectors to imaging plates to CCD based systems, the detector remains very often the limiting factor in the experiment. Since storage ring sources are nearing perfection, the next significant gain is available via improved detectors.
An overview will be given of the current status of detectors at synchrotron sources. It will be shown how the detector is often limiting the experiment, and an analysis of what is needed will be given. Finally an overview of the perspectives, current and future developments will be given.

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1. Panel discussion on the future of radiation sensors and detectors in European research and industry