As well as being one of the biggest players in smartphones, Samsung is also one of the big companies when it comes to supplying camera components for phones, and it’s just unveiled two very exciting new sensors.
One of these – dubbed the ISOCELL HP1 – is the industry’s first 200MP sensor. The sheer number of pixels means that unsurprisingly individual pixels aren’t enormous, at 0.64 microns, but Samsung claims this camera allows for ultra-high-definition photography in well-lit environments.
But what about when the lighting isn’t so good? Well, the HP1 can use pixel-binning technology to combine pixels for 12.5MP shots, using much bigger 2.56-micron pixels.
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