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Samsung anounces high resolution sensors for smartphone cameras
Samsung Electronics has launched two new high-resolution image sensors that are destined for multi-camera arrays in smartphones. The two “Isocell” sensors – a 48-megapixel and a 32-megapixel unit both feature small size 0.8 micron pixels and are crucially compact to fit the slim bodies demanded of smartphone makers. Called GM1 and GD1 respectively, the two new sensors feature Samsung’s Isocell Plus technology which adopts an innovative pixel structure that improves both light sensitivity and color fidelity, and what Samsung are calling Tetracell technology where the output from four pixels is combined into one (oversampled) for reduced noise. The sensors also support the gyro-based electronic image stabilization (EIS) technology used in…
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Samsung announces mid-range Galaxy A7 with triple-camera
Samsung has announced the Galaxy A7, a mid-range smartphone that features a rear-facing triple-camera. The new Galaxy A7 comes several months after rival Huawei launched the P20 Pro a high-end device using a triple camera in conjunction with Leica, the renowned lens and camera manufacturer. The new Galaxy A7 features a 24MP sensor and F1.7 primary camera module (with an unspecified focal length but likely a wide-angle, equivalent to 28mm) as well as an 8MP sensor with F2.4 super-wide-angle with a 120-degree field of view (equivalent to a 12.5mm). Surprisingly, unlike the Huawei P20 Pro, the third camera is not equipped with a short telephoto lens. Instead the Samsung Galaxy…