ISOCELL | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net KitGuru.net - Tech News | Hardware News | Hardware Reviews | IOS | Mobile | Gaming | Graphics Cards Wed, 20 May 2020 11:43:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.kitguru.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-KITGURU-Light-Background-SQUARE2-32x32.png ISOCELL | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net 32 32 Samsung intros new 50MP ISOCELL GN1 camera sensor https://www.kitguru.net/lifestyle/mobile/christopher-nohall/samsung-intros-new-50mp-isocell-gn1-camera-sensor/ https://www.kitguru.net/lifestyle/mobile/christopher-nohall/samsung-intros-new-50mp-isocell-gn1-camera-sensor/#respond Wed, 20 May 2020 14:38:51 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=467816 Samsung has announced its new ISOCELL GN1 camera sensor that uses “Dual Pixel” technology, offering faster auto-focusing and brighter images. The sensor also utilises “Tetracell” technology for better low-light photography. Samsung recently unveiled the new ISOCELL GN1, a 50-megapixel image sensor. The ISOCELL GN1 is Samsung’s first image sensor that comes with both Dual Pixel and …

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Samsung has announced its new ISOCELL GN1 camera sensor that uses “Dual Pixel” technology, offering faster auto-focusing and brighter images. The sensor also utilises “Tetracell” technology for better low-light photography.

Samsung recently unveiled the new ISOCELL GN1, a 50-megapixel image sensor. The ISOCELL GN1 is Samsung’s first image sensor that comes with both Dual Pixel and Tetracell technologies.

Samsung explains that the “Dual Pixel technology places two photodiodes side-by-side within a single pixel that can receive light from different angles for phase detection”. The Dual Pixel technology makes it possible for one pixel to gather light information from different angles to enhance the image quality. Samsung also provides a software algorithm that uses said light information to produce a result that, according to Samsung, has the same image quality as 100MP photos.

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The Tetracell technology was developed with the aim to make photos clear, even in low-light conditions. Samsung explains that “by binning four pixel signals into one, Tetracell doubles the image sensor’s pixel size to 2.4μm and quadruples the light sensitivity to take brighter 12.5MP photographs.” So even though the resolution is lower when using the Tetracell technology, it makes for brighter and sharper images in low-light environments.

Considering some manufacturers, like Huawei, have already been using a similar approach for low-light photography, it will be interesting to see how Samsung's Tetracell implementation compares.

KitGuru says: How much do you care about the camera sensor when buying a smartphone? What are your thoughts on Samsung's ISOCELL GN1 camera sensor?

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Samsung’s new camera sensor could slim down phones https://www.kitguru.net/channel/generaltech/matthew-wilson/samsungs-new-camera-sensor-could-slim-down-phones/ https://www.kitguru.net/channel/generaltech/matthew-wilson/samsungs-new-camera-sensor-could-slim-down-phones/#respond Wed, 29 Jul 2015 17:32:12 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=261324 Samsung has revealed that it is going to start mass producing its brand new image sensor for smartphones, the industry's first 1.0μm pixel 16-megapixel CMOS image sensor, making it 20 per cent smaller than the current sensors in use in smartphone cameras today. This means that the camera module on future Samsung smartphones can be smaller, …

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Samsung has revealed that it is going to start mass producing its brand new image sensor for smartphones, the industry's first 1.0μm pixel 16-megapixel CMOS image sensor, making it 20 per cent smaller than the current sensors in use in smartphone cameras today.

This means that the camera module on future Samsung smartphones can be smaller, which will also lead to slimmer phones. This is good news, as the cameras currently phone in the Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge protrude out of the back of the phone, rather than being flat.

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The new 16 megapixel sensor will also increase light sensitivity significantly: “Using ISOCELL technology dramatically reduces colour crosstalk of neighbouring pixels by adding physical barriers between each pixel. This substantially increases light sensitivity and effectively controls the collection of photons, resulting in higher colour fidelity even in poor lighting condition”, Samsung wrote in its announcement.

It is likely that Samsung's new camera technology will arrive on smartphones next year, with the Galaxy S7 being a prime candidate. Samsung will also probably be the first company to make use of the technology.

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KitGuru Says: I'm not a big fan of the way the cameras stick out on the back of devices like the Galaxy S6 and iPhone 6, so this new technology is pretty good news. How important is the camera on a smartphone to you? Does it play a big part in your buying decision?

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