You might think that Samsung’s recent video of a cat shot for a giant billboard was meant to remind us of the ISOCELL HP1 , the first 200-megapixel mobile sensor introduced last fall. In fact, it turned out that we were being prepared for the announcement of its successor, ISOCELL HP3, which was presented today. The company seems to proudly claim that it has the industry’s smallest 0.56µm pixels (12% smaller than the HP1’s 0.64µm). And this despite the fact that it has long been known about the advantages of large pixels when shooting in low light. Obviously, the sensor has become physically smaller: 1.4 “against 1.22” for HP1.
As in the case of its predecessor, two types of binning are used: 4-in-1 for everyday use (1.12 microns, 50 MP) and 16-in-1 for shooting in the dark (2.24 microns, 12.5 MP). Super QPD technology is designed to provide fast and accurate autofocus, while Smart-ISO Pro allows you to create shots and videos with high dynamic range. The maximum resolution of the resulting images reaches 16,320 x 12,288 pixels, and video recording is possible in 8K@30fps, 4K@120fps and 1080p@480fps formats. Mass production of the Samsung ISOCELL HP3 will begin later this year, and the first samples are already available to smartphone manufacturers.
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