Samsung unveils 50MP ISOCELL JN1 camera sensor

10 June 2021
The sensor packs 0.64μm pixels and Double Super PD.

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Wereweeb, 10 Jun 2021LMAO at all the ignorant comments. Smaller pixels and small... more"you simply can't judge how good this sensor is without empirical tests"
Oh, I can definitely tell that it's noisier than a regular 12MP sensor of the same size or at most only negligibly worse if I'm being *extremely* optimistic. When the sensor is this tiny you would probably want a larger individual pixels because extremely small pixel pitch will actually start interfering with light capturing by each cell (0.64µm is narrower than wavelengths of some of red lights). And no, this is not completely solvable by any amount of "research and technological progress".

    Kurosawa, 10 Jun 2021With this pixel size all exposures will ve long. Especially... moreThat makes absolutely no sense.

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      • bbecker1983
      • jZK
      • 11 Jun 2021

      Why not use the 1/2.55" 12mp 1.44um pdaf sensors already available

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        • Anonymous
        • gq6
        • 11 Jun 2021

        I think this should be used for the front camera

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          • 10 Jun 2021

          Kurosawa, 10 Jun 2021With this pixel size all exposures will ve long. Especially... morePixel size does not determine exposure time.

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            • ndi
            • 10 Jun 2021

            With this pixel size all exposures will ve long. Especially if taking photos not in a bright day outside

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              • Anonymous
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              • 10 Jun 2021

              Anonymous, 10 Jun 2021"having larger dark current " Source?I guess you are talking about dark current noise per area, not dark current noise per pixel. Also, dark current noise is only relevant for long exposures.

                stema, 10 Jun 2021Why wouldn't they pack this in a flagship? It's 2... more3 telephotos, which phone has that?

                  Samath N8 808 owner, 10 Jun 2021 “every smartphone, from mid-range to flagship”? I think... moreWhat midrange have 4k60?

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                    • Anonymous
                    • pQr
                    • 10 Jun 2021

                    Kurosawa, 10 Jun 2021This is pure bullshit. Yes, smaller pixels and smaller sens... more"having larger dark current "
                    Source?

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                      • 10 Jun 2021

                      Wereweeb, 10 Jun 2021LMAO at all the ignorant comments. Smaller pixels and small... moreThis is pure bullshit. Yes, smaller pixels and smaller sensors are results from advancement, but their primary attribute is low price, not image quality. Smaller pixels mean smaller active area, which leads to lower number of photons caprured. Simultaneously, integration capacitance is smaller, thus having larger dark current for example. Total result is poor signal to noise ratio and and really bad dynamic range. Binning the pixels together improves this, but the typical digital binning preserves readout noise. But even with analog binnig the combined pixels are not equivalent in performance to the larger pixel. So, quit bullshit.

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                        • Anonymous
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                        • 10 Jun 2021

                        Maybe companies could start using this instead of the millions of terrible 1/4" 8MP ultrawides.

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                          • 10 Jun 2021

                          Wonder if Pixel 6 could be using this one as part of the cooperation with Samsung

                            Wereweeb, 10 Jun 2021LMAO at all the ignorant comments. Smaller pixels and small... moreThis is not something that should be considered for the main camera. As a selfie camera it's perfectly fine, but not the main one.

                              stema, 10 Jun 2021Why wouldn't they pack this in a flagship? It's 2... moreI'd rather have that Sony Xperia 1 telephoto instead of this one. QB on telephoto is a no-no, but it's probably good for selfies and maybe ultrawide?

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                                • 10 Jun 2021

                                LMAO at all the ignorant comments. Smaller pixels and smaller sensors are literally the result of research and technological progress. You literally don't even know how a sensor works, you simply can't judge how good this sensor is without empirical tests.

                                If you want larger pitch pixels, go back to 6MP main cameras.

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                                  • Anonymous
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                                  • 10 Jun 2021

                                  If Samsung can make such a sensor without a Quad Bayer array, then the pixel size of 0.64 micrometer would be useful in order to achieve nearly periscope tele quality without a periscope. The tele lens of the Xiaomi Mi Note 10 might be a good match.

                                    sixtymes, 10 Jun 2021Interesting, so far it sounds impressive. I look forward to... moreOk Sir

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • QuV
                                      • 10 Jun 2021

                                      Dammn, all I see is hate, hate, hate, and hate. Amazing just... amazing!

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                                        RanX, 10 Jun 2021Finally Samsung sensor will kill Sony sensor. What and how? it is a tiny mid-range or selfie camera sensor.

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