Samsung to introduce a plethora of ISOCELL sensors, 200MP included

09 January 2021
2021 is going to be a big year for Samsung's cameras.

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  • 10 Jan 2021

DrakeX, 09 Jan 2021TBH picture quality these days is good enough that the norm... moreNo?

The 52mm camera of iPhone 7+, X and Xs is isocell...
3 of 4 cameras of Xperia 1 are isocell.
Many of the 48Mp used by cheap midranges are isocell. While better midranges of same brands use exmor..
One of old HTC flagships had isocell.

Many of 8Mp out there are Samsung and omnivision

    TBH picture quality these days is good enough that the normal consumer would be pressed to find the differences. Flagship Samsung sensors have usually been on par with Sony's but Samsung doesn't sell them to other manufacturers until recently the GN1 was strangely reserved for vivo and not Samsung themselves. What's more interesting to see is midrangers getting better in the camera department such as the Mi 10i. Fitting a 1" sensor in a phone is still a pipe dream, only Panasonic did once. If Samsung could achieve this, I applaud them.

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      • 09 Jan 2021

      blue.sun, 09 Jan 2021ISOCELL is a technology of sensor, not the software that us... moreand does that improve picture quality?

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        • myq
        • 09 Jan 2021

        Anonymous, 09 Jan 2021Yet the quality of Xperia 12mp camera is bad compared to No... moreI'm pretty sure the S20Ultra is priced higher, so the Xperia 1 & 5 II are most likely competing with S20+ and S20. Honestly the camera on the S20+ is worse than the OnePlus 8 which is saying something. I've compared both in person, in terms of overall look. Yes, the main lens. Now, coming to the Xperia it can do 4K 120fps video which the Samsung can not. It's because they are going for different things. Sony is going for speed, such as 20fps, faster and better AF. Just look at the disaster S20 series are in AF. It's more about reliability on Xperia and speed, whereas Samsung is targeting higher output in details and zoom.

        On the flip side S20 has much better zoom, more details on photographs (though colour accuracy is questionable at times) and an amazing night mode. It's about preference at this point, the more competition there are more companies innovating.

        So continue using your smartphones and don't pick on brands that you dislike. This is worse than play station Vs Xbox.

        It's great Samsung is innovating their own way and Sony their own. Hopefully it means better cameras in smartphones for the masses, rather than iterative upgrades.

        Both do need improving, Samsung with its cracked camera glass, slow read out speed and colour science. Sony with night mode, zoom and higher MP.

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          • gE7
          • 09 Jan 2021

          Processing this monster is also challenge...

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            • Lka
            • 09 Jan 2021

            Big year for their cameras?! Just like last year, when their S20 ULTRA could not even focus? Could not even take proper shots without being blur. Samsung is a joke, no one trusts them anymore. We dont even have expectations, we just know its gonna be more of the same, if not, a bad problematic product

              Anonymous, 09 Jan 2021Samsung sensor is great, but sometimes useless. They just w... morenot necessarily a 200MP sensor using a 4x4 array can capture more light than a 12MP sensor, and no telephoto is needed, as a 200MP sensor can take photos up to X7 without much loss

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                • 09 Jan 2021

                AnonD-973296, 09 Jan 2021then where does the ISOCELL sensor come in all this?ISOCELL is a technology of sensor, not the software that uses it or combines the pixels. It's a combination of several construction features patented by Samsung.
                The combination of pixels is being called "tetracell" or "nonacell" (four or nine pixels binned as one).

                  Anonymous, 09 Jan 2021Yet the quality of Xperia 12mp camera is bad compared to No... moreIf you zoom in, sure I can agree with you. When looking at the photo as a whole, its not that much better than the Xperia 1ii

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                    • JT5
                    • 09 Jan 2021

                    Anonymous, 09 Jan 2021Yet the quality of Xperia 12mp camera is bad compared to No... moreJpeg has nothing to do with sensor.
                    RAW is used to check how good sensor is.

                    You want a much smaller sensor to do better ? LOL ...

                    How about we ask a Sony RX100 to beat A7R4 ?

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                      • Anonymous
                      • JT5
                      • 09 Jan 2021

                      Anonymous, 09 Jan 2021Note 20 ultra has one of the best cameras on the market. En... moreS20 Ultra has a 72mm2 sensor, while S20 has a 43mm2.
                      S20 Ultra should easily outperform S20 in image quality.
                      It does not.
                      Maybe 3% better, should be 50% better.

                        Anonymous, 09 Jan 2021And that guy clearly said it's worst among flagships..... moreHow am I taking it out of context? I know he was referring to the Xperia 1ii and Xperia 5ii. That much is obvious. The readout compared to every other smartphone is faster.

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                          • LiY
                          • 09 Jan 2021

                          SuuperBaka, 09 Jan 2021Lmao, you're definitely spitting bull rn. The Sony sen... moreAnd that guy clearly said it's worst among flagships.... Stop taking things out of context.

                            Anonymous, 09 Jan 2021Have you read reviews?I've seen reviews done by actual photographers. The Art of Photography is a really good unbiased reviewer when it comes to cameras on smartphones or just cameras in general. Most reviewers aren't as knowledgeable compared to actual photographers.

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                              • LiY
                              • 09 Jan 2021

                              SuuperBaka, 09 Jan 2021Lmao, you're definitely spitting bull rn. The Sony sen... moreYet the quality of Xperia 12mp camera is bad compared to Note 20 ultra desptie some readout gimmick

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                                • 70d
                                • 09 Jan 2021

                                SuuperBaka, 09 Jan 2021Lmao, you're definitely spitting bull rn. The Sony sen... moreHave you read reviews?

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                                  • 70d
                                  • 09 Jan 2021

                                  Anonymous, 09 Jan 2021These sensors are probably not for phones as phones can... moreThe resolution of the resulting images won't be 200 MP.

                                    Anonymous, 09 Jan 2021Note 20 ultra has one of the best cameras on the market. En... moreLmao, you're definitely spitting bull rn. The Sony sensors are amazing, they just prioritize readout over mp count, but they use bigger pixels.

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                                      • Myf
                                      • 09 Jan 2021

                                      Anonymous, 09 Jan 2021No one zooms in while watching photos unless you're do... moreTheir brand boys will justify those terrible details as the best.

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                                        • 4gw
                                        • 09 Jan 2021

                                        PRoArtsy, 09 Jan 2021Your comment itself shows that you would never take the und... moreNote 20 ultra has one of the best cameras on the market. Enough said!!
                                        They only messed it up on the S20 ultra because of AF problems.
                                        Note 20 ultra fixed it.
                                        Sony 12mp sensors are the worst of the lot this year (AMONG FLAGSHIPS)