Samsung launches a new 200MP camera ISOCELL HPX
Samsung announced a new addition to its 200MP series of image sensors, the ISOCELL HPX. It continues Samsung’s smallest 0.56μm pixel and continues to provide ultra-high-resolution images for smartphone users. Compared to the previous generation 0.64μm pixel image sensor, ISOCELL HPX has a 12% smaller pixel size, making it 200MP in a 1/1.4-inch optical format, which means a 20% reduction in the area of the camera module, allowing smartphone makers to build slimmer devices.
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ISOCELL HPX uses Tetra2pixel technology, which can automatically switch between three lighting modes according to light conditions: in a well-lit environment, the pixel size remains at 0.56μm, showing 200 million pixels; in a low-light environment, four pixels (2×2) can be combined into one, and the pixels are converted to 1.12μm, presenting 50 million pixels; in a dark light environment, sixteen pixels (4×4) can be combined into one, and the pixels are converted to 2.24μm, showing 12.5 million pixels.
ISOCELL HPX supports the Super QPD autofocus solution, enabling all pixels of the image sensor to be equipped with ultra-fast and ultra-precise autofocus. The technology enables a single lens to detect horizontal and vertical phase differences across four adjacent pixels, allowing smartphones to autofocus more accurately and quickly. It provides different video shooting options and supports 8K video shooting at 30FPS, as well as seamless dual HDR in 4K and FHD modes.
Utilizing intelligent ISO Pro technology, ISOCELL HPX has a high dynamic range and the ability to capture almost unlimited color combinations, achieving single-frame progressive HDR (Staggered HDR). The shadows and highlights of the scene can be captured at three different exposures, low, medium, and high, depending on the shooting environment. The three exposure photos are then combined to obtain high-quality HDR pictures and videos, rendered in 14-bit color depth.
