Samsung ISOCELL HP9 announced - 1/1.4-inch sensor for smartphone telecameras

[11:47 Sat,29.June 2024 by blip]

In a bold prediction for 2024, Sony predicted that smartphone cameras would surpass image quality of interchangeable lens cameras, partly with the help of AI. At the time, the claim applied primarily to photos, but some technical tricks such as multiframe processing were also cited, which could lead to better results in the video sector.

Now another Sony presentation has recently made the rounds, in which the image quality of smartphone cameras is one of the topics. Again, it states that while the quality in the photo area is very good, there is still a lot of room for improvement in the video area - due to the real-time performance, the video quality is more closely related to the sensor characteristics than is the case with photos.

In order to be able to record high-quality videos in every situation, it is particularly necessary to improve the secondary cameras, which generally have much smaller image sensors than the main camera.

Samsung has now presented such an image sensor with the ISOCELL HP9, the world&s first 200MP "telephoto sensor" for smartphones. Not only does it offer a high resolution, but at 1/1.4" it is as generously dimensioned as many image sensors in main cameras (such as Samsung&s HP3). According to Samsung, it is precisely because the main cameras are now so expansive that it is also possible to enlarge the secondary modules and thus enable better image quality there. The secondary cameras should also be able to keep up in terms of autofocus, dynamic range and frame rates.

The ISOCELL HP9 can be used as a 12MP sensor with 2.24μm pixels thanks to the proven Tetra²pixel technology, in which 16 pixels (4×4) are combined into one. Equipped with a Remosaic algorithm, the HP9 has 2x or 4x zoom modes in the sensor and, in conjunction with a 3x zoom lens, is said to offer up to 12x zoom with consistently sharp image quality.

The likewise new ISOCELL GNJ sensor also sounds interesting, which does not score points with its size - it is of the 1/1.57" type with 50MP - but is designed as a dual-pixel sensor and should therefore offer particularly good autofocus functions. It is also said to consume up to 34% less power when recording 4K video at 60fps.

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