Samsung on Thursday unveiled its latest 200MP picture sensor for the cameras on smartphones.
Isocell HP3 packs 200 million 0.56 micrometer-sized pixels __ which is 12% smaller than the 0.64 micrometer-sized pixels it used for its first 200MP picture sensor, the Isocell HP1, unveiled final 12 months.
This diminished pixel dimension of Samsung’s newest additionally permits for the scale of the general digital camera module to be smaller by as much as 20% in comparison with its predecessor, the South Korean tech large stated.
Isocell HP3 additionally comes with the corporate’s quad section detection know-how for autofocus. Samsung stated it makes use of the section variations between left and proper, high and backside of all 200 million pixels of the sensor.
This permits for faster and extra correct focus and a transparent decision for all the space of the picture that’s captured, the corporate stated.
In the meantime, Isocell HP3 additionally helps video recording in resolutions of 30fps 8K and 120fps 4K. The 8K movies may be taken in the identical discipline of view as a photograph, the South Korean tech large touted.
A characteristic referred to as staggered excessive dynamic vary additionally synthesizes three frames when a photograph is taken with each darkish and vivid areas with excessive distinction to make the picture clearer, the corporate stated.
Isocell HP3 additionally no longer solely synthesizes low ISO and excessive ISO photos for photos taken at nighttime however provides a mid-ISO picture to make the picture much more detailed, Samsung claimed.
The picture sensor additionally helps 14bit and presents pixel-binning for as much as 16 pixels to raised take in mild for images taken at nighttime.
Samsung stated Isocell HP3 will go into mass manufacturing this 12 months. It did not point out which smartphone fashions might be powered by the brand new sensor.
