Rumor: Xiaomi is working on a phone with a 192MP camera with 16-in-1 binning support

29 June 2021
This high resolution sensor should offer high quality digital zoom up to 4x. And it will have the S888 successor to do the number crunching.

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Moto, 22 Sep 2021But what is the benefit over an actual 50MP sensor of the s... moreGood question. I think the 200 MP camera in good light could still make good photos, using heavy post processing soft technology. I am not a photographer, I am just thinking this could be a cause, and the other one is that people like big numbers, this is why you see people smiling at a 16 GB RAM phone for example.

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    Mobilemaster, 02 Jul 2021Talking of binning, the rumored S22 Ultra could have a 200 ... moreBut what is the benefit over an actual 50MP sensor of the same size as the 200MP one, and still use quad bayer for 12MP low light shots?

    Take the GN2, what would be the point of an exact same size sensor, only split into 200MP instead of 50MP? The tiny 200MP pixels won't take good photos anyhow, and even though binning to 50MP for daylight they probablay will have some degradation over native 50MP sensor.

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      *Black Shark 4 Pro!!!
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        Anonymous, 02 Jul 2021What Will you say when Sony comes with binned sensor on the... moreI've already answered that question, go find it.

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          SuuperBaka, 02 Jul 202150 MP images are still big files. Regardless we'll jus... moreWhat Will you say when Sony comes with binned sensor on their flagship next year Sony trolll?

            Mobilemaster, 02 Jul 2021Talking of binning, the rumored S22 Ultra could have a 200 ... more50 MP images are still big files. Regardless we'll just have wait and see more info about the sensor.

              SuuperBaka, 01 Jul 2021I get that you think humans can do amazing things, there ce... moreTalking of binning, the rumored S22 Ultra could have a 200 MP camera with both Quad Bayer and 16 in one binned camera sensor option, which can take both 50 MP images and 12 MP images. Of course time will tell if this is true or not, my point is that it is a nice thing if you can shot 50 MP photos as well(a 200 MP image would take too much of space). More MP, more the details.

                Mobilemaster, 01 Jul 2021I am telling again, that this binning stuff will disappear ... moreOh, it won't. The entire point of having Quad Bayer is that you will have the light information at a more granular level, which can be used to construct higher resolution image when needed. This is crucial for a forever space-constricted smartphone camera which can't have a proper optical zoom lens coupled with a large sensor so there simply isn't any reason for it to go away. Yes, the lens assembly can be made thinner while maintaining enough quality with more advanced optical simulation techniques, or the use of new light transmitting material, but they are absolutely nothing to do with the sensor's CFA itself.

                  Mobilemaster, 01 Jul 2021Of course, I am not thinking of 9 mm thick phones without a... moreI get that you think humans can do amazing things, there certain things that we can't do. You want to put a phone sensor without QB and have a high MP count. The reason QB high such a high MP count is because you're shrinking the size of the pixels to fit them in the sensor. If you want to go higher in MP count to 200, 300, 600 MP, then you gotta make the sensor bigger or reduce the size of the pixels. There are limits and tradeoffs when it comes to this.

                  Samsung announced a 50MP camera with 0.65um pixels which is smaller than red wavelengths (unless someone wants to correct me on this).

                    SuuperBaka, 01 Jul 2021If you're trying to reduce thickness, while having big... moreOf course, I am not thinking of 9 mm thick phones without a camera bump, but of a 1.2 cm without a bump, or if it has to have a bump, a 1.4 cm maximum could worth it(our old phones from 2005, 2006 where also thick(the slider phones)).
                    Since the technology is evolving in a much faster pace, we could see surprises in the next 3, 4 years. I am not a specialist into photography, but I think humans can do amazing things. I hope we will see a 50 MP camera phone without Quad Bayer technology, so you can use the full sensor all the time.
                    And soon we will see phones with continuous optical zoom. That will be amazing!

                      Mobilemaster, 01 Jul 2021I might be wrong, but we will see what the future will brin... moreIf you're trying to reduce thickness, while having big pixels and want more MP on a phone sensor, then what you're saying is near impossible, if not impossible.

                        Anonymous, 01 Jul 2021Lol binning was brought in to avoid thickness. Binning was... moreI might be wrong, but we will see what the future will bring to us. There might be other way to not make that thick phones, yet using big pixels.
                        What I would like to see is a 50, 60 MP camera phone without this binning stuff, so you can have the full resolution.
                        The Galaxy S22 Ultra is rumored to have a 200 MP camera, but with an option to take 50 MP shots as well. That sounds interesting to me! 12 MP sounds old-school.

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                          Mobilemaster, 01 Jul 2021I am telling again, that this binning stuff will disappear ... moreLol binning was brought in to avoid thickness.
                          Binning was the evolution, you want them to go back to caveman times?

                            YUKI93, 30 Jun 2021Samsung is working on hundreds of MP camera sensors because... moreI am telling again, that this binning stuff will disappear in the coming years. Manufacturers will figure something out so they don't have to make 1.6 or 1.8 cm thick camera flagships.

                              AnonD-940827, 01 Jul 2021I told you to go out and play with your Nokia 3310. Now go.... moreNo i dont have a 3310, i lied to you. Since im a liar according to you. So i cant play. Why does it take you too long to get something?

                              Pls read carefully this time.

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                                Anonymous, 29 Jun 2021Improving their buggy OS? Did you even read mi 11 long term... moreCommon mate..dont be such a blind fan..smooth is fine..there are many smooth phones out their but even you know how much of buggy their OS is!!
                                Any inbuilt app you open it comes with ads and at least good thing is you can now uninstall. I am not a hater and I am your eye opener :)
                                and have you read rest of my comment? please do read and give your loving fan justification please!!

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                                  Mediatek sux, 01 Jul 2021No i dont have a 3310, i lied to you. Since im a liar accor... moreI told you to go out and play with your Nokia 3310. Now go. Be a bad boy

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                                    786, 30 Jun 2021No need for that crappp. Give us Sony imx888, 1 inch sens... moreEven most digital cameras with 1" sensor dont have 10x zoom. There is probably just 1 camera as far as I know.

                                      [deleted post]No i dont have a 3310, i lied to you. Since im a liar according to you. So i cant play. Why does it take you too long to get something?

                                        Anonymous, 30 Jun 2021He is actually right. Smartphones have better video unless... more"Images in manual mode will give Dslr the edge.
                                        In Auto mode, Dslr gets destroyed. Plenty of other benefits simply not possible on Dslr"

                                        You're delusional, please get medical help. In both cases, DSLR gives better photos. Unless it's the first-gen DSLRs then MAYBE auto-mode might be better on current phones.

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