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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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LG announces Five Camera LG V40 THINQ
Korea based LG Electronics has today unveiled the LG V40 THINQ, a premium smartphone with five cameras, though it’s not quite what it seems in that the rear camera setup has only three separate camera modules. The other two are used for selfies on the front. The high-end model has three rear camera modules to simulate a single zoom and features a 16MP sensor with super-wide field (107 degree) F1.9 lens, and a second with a large 12MP sensor with 1.4 micron pixels and standard lens (78 degree) with a F1.5 aperture. The third module includes a telephoto lens (45 degree) with F2.4 aperture and similar 12MP sensor, albeit with…
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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…
