Samsung details the ISOCELL HM3 - the 108 MP sensor used in the Galaxy S21 Ultra

15 January 2021
The sensor can output 12-bit HDR, has a low-noise mode, which boosts sensitivity in low light, and an improved autofocus system.

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108MP is a stoopid gimmick.

    Shanti Dope, 15 Jan 2021You really don't get the point. The media doesn'... moreI perfectly get his point. Basically the OP likes Sony and looks down on Samsung, so if Samsung puts any feature that Sony has already had prior to them, then it's bad for him. Well, at least that's what I can see from his posting patterns.

    It's not Samsung's fault that S21 Ultra's 12-bit RAW output is in a public spotlight - they created a sensor that is capable of it, and made sure the option is enabled on their own phone and clearly introduced the feature during the S21 series announcement. Sony, on the other hand, just stated that their sensors have the feature on news/product documentation pages that probably nobody but core tech enthusiasts are interested to go through. I know that Find X2 Pro is actually capable of outputting 12-bit RAW from its main sensor as well, but you can't see people talking about it often because Oppo didn't advertise the feature broadly.

    The OP is blaming Samsung for the fact that people don't know Sony has had a feature since a long time ago, which makes absolutely no sense (And he's done that countless times in the past). Sony didn't put an effort on advertising as much as Samsung did, so Samsung ends up getting all the credit and some people start assuming that Samsung is the first one who has invented it.. Whose fault do you think is that?

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      • VicTheGreek
      • LJ9
      • 15 Jan 2021

      And this fantastic technology will be ruined because the excessive oversharpening by Samsung's camera software

        So 4K 120fps recording is possible?

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          • AnonD-762416
          • ptQ
          • 15 Jan 2021

          Shanti Dope, 15 Jan 2021You really don't get the point. The media doesn'... moreFood for thought: Maybe we just don't like Sony, because it's Sony. If there is a negative bias against them, they have done a pretty good job at creating it themselves. I'll never trust a company that thinks it's good business to deliberately infect millions with a rootkit just to be able to spy on them.

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            • Anonymous
            • mE0
            • 15 Jan 2021

            Shanti Dope, 15 Jan 2021You really don't get the point. The media doesn'... moreSony is a small company? Since when ?

              Nick Tagataka, 15 Jan 2021Copying? So according to you, non-Sony made sensors having ... moreYou really don't get the point.
              The media doesn't point out when the popular brands like Samsung and Apple are doing something that's exactly the same as from somebody in the past, but when the small companies like Sony would create something that's just quite similar, but very different concept from the popular brands, the media are very quick to point it out against them.
              This is exactly how people are being brainwashed by the super biased media that promotes propaganda against small companies, because they know that those small companies don't have enough money to file a lawsuit case, while Samsung and Apple or any other big brands can easily do that.

                At the end Sony sensors beat all of them . Sorry samsung but Sony are the best

                  Anonymous, 15 Jan 2021Not really. 4 pixels do not become one bigger, they act l... moreIt's not software, all the data needed to construct a full res image is already there if you select non-binning readout mode. Remosaicing is not an interpolation.

                    Anonymous, 15 Jan 2021Took 3 years to offer sensor capable of 12bit. Few Exmor ... moreCopying? So according to you, non-Sony made sensors having a 12-bit RAW output support must be condemned. I didn't know having more features is actually a bad thing for us until now lol.

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                      • AnonD-923722
                      • tDQ
                      • 15 Jan 2021

                      Nick Tagataka, 15 Jan 2021I believe all Samsung smartphone start shooting images afte... moreThen can you explain the more noisy footage of the samsung note 20 ultra compared to the Iphone 12 Pro max? Even if the Note has an larger sensor and pixels when binned, it still has more noise than Iphone 12 Pro Max at the same light level? Which means higher ISO, which means the sensor that uses binning isn't as sensitive as an normal bayer sensor. Which means it is basically useless in videos. In photos it is superior. And Iphones have better HDR than Note even though binning means real time HDR

                        AnonD-923722, 15 Jan 2021We are saying 12 MP binned images bro. 12Mp samsung promise... moreI believe all Samsung smartphone start shooting images after pressing the shutter button and that can be contributing to its longer shutter lag compared to iPhone and Pixel that use buffer frames to produce final photos.

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                          • AnonD-923722
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                          Nick Tagataka, 15 Jan 2021As already mentioned by other people, the gap in video nois... moreDifferent ISO settings?which means Galaxy uses higher ISO, therefore has higher noise? It is weird considering that 2.4 microns on the Galaxy vs 1.7 microns on the Iphone. Which means Pixel Binning is only useful in photos, but useless in videos, since in videos they can't do real time HDR like the Iphone does, and also exhibit more noise than regular bayer ones

                            AnonD-923722, 15 Jan 2021Still, the small pixels size still means super noisy videos... moreAs already mentioned by other people, the gap in video noise performance between Note and iPhone could be attributed to the different ISO settings. As for the IMX700y part of your argument - I disagree. It's definitely the most unique (or quirky if you put it badly) sensor that Sony has made for a mobile device, but it's not necessarily better than similarly sized RGB Quad Bayer sensors.

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                              • AnonD-923722
                              • tDQ
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                              TheLastOracle, 15 Jan 2021Shutter time and time to process are governed by many facto... moreWe are saying 12 MP binned images bro. 12Mp samsung promises zero shutter lag, bright images, free noise. But in reality, even in 12 MP, it has worse HdR than iphones

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                                • Mohammed Alshab
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                                • 15 Jan 2021

                                We will see the result.

                                  Samsung : released new 108 mp - 12 bit HDR output in a 1300 usd s21 ultra
                                  Xiaomi : will be releasing same camera module after 3 months in a 399 usd phone
                                  Samsung : released "trump" card , ban activated.

                                    AnonD-923722, 15 Jan 2021It does not matter. Since apple and Google proved it. In da... moreShutter time and time to process are governed by many factors. A 108MP photo would take a lot more space to process, and longer, since the nonpixel is doing a lot more than down downressing. It has to capture infienstion from the 9 pixels in each group, and improve the final photo, many times over.

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                                      • cacao
                                      • nDy
                                      • 15 Jan 2021

                                      the details captured with this cool new 108mp sensor are amazing. I can even see the molecules of my stake when i take pictures of it

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                                        • AnonD-923722
                                        • tDQ
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                                        Anonymous, 15 Jan 2021Different ISO values for both. I am 100% sure. Higher ISO... moreWhich means the Iphone 12 Pro Max 12 Mp lets more light in than the 12 MP binned Note 20 ultra. Since it needs less ISO to achieve the same exposure i presume? So binned sensors are most effective in photos, not videos

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