Samsung’s 64Mp Sensor Will Bring Highest Resolution for Mobile Cameras

Samsung introduced two new 0.8-micrometer pixel image sensors, the 64-megapixel ISOCELL Bright GW1 and 48Mp Bright GM2. With the addition, Samsung expands its 0.8μm image sensor lineup, the smallest pixel size currently available in the market, from existing 20Mp to ultra-high 64Mp resolutions.

“Over the past few years, mobile phone cameras have become the main instrument for recording and sharing our everyday moments,“ said Yongin Park, executive vice president of sensor business at Samsung Electronics. “With more pixels and advanced pixel technologies, Bright GW1 and GM2 will bring a new level of photography to today’s sleekest mobile devices that will enhance and help change the way we record our daily lives.“

With pixel-merging Tetracell technology and remosaic algorithm, GW1 can produce bright 16Mp images in low-light environments and highly-detailed 64Mp shots in brighter settings. To take pictures resembling the way the human eye perceives its surroundings in a mixed light environment, GW1 supports real-time HDR of up to 100 dB that provides richer hues. In comparison, the dynamic range of a conventional sensor is at around 60dB, while that of the human eye is typically considered to be around 120dB.

GW1 is equipped with a Dual Conversion Gain that converts the received light into an electric signal according to the illumination of the environment. This allows the sensor to optimize its full well capacity, utilizing the collected light more efficiently especially in bright environments. Sharper results can be delivered through Super PD, a high-performance phase detection auto-focus technology, and full HD recording at 480 frames-per-second is supported.

Bright GM2 also adopts Tetracell technology in low-light environments and a remosaic algorithm in well-lit settings, bringing highly-detailed pictures with natural and vivid colors. Like GW1, it adopts DCG as well for added performance and Super PD for fast autofocus. ISOCELL Bright GW1 and GM2 are currently sampling and are expected to be in mass production in the second half of this year.