Samsung’s Latest 200MP Image Sensor Features Smallest Pixels Yet
Samsung introduced a new 200-megapixel image sensor with the smallest pixels in the industry. The Isocell HP3 200MP uses a 1/1.4 inch optical format, the diameter of the area captured through the camera lens. It uses 0.56 micron pixels which are 12% smaller than those used by its predecessor, allowing a 20% reduction in camera module area.
Samsung said the sensor uses a Super QPD autofocus solution that equips all pixels with autofocus capabilities. Super QPD uses a single lens on four adjacent pixels to detect phase differences horizontally and vertically for improved autofocus performance.
The sensor can also combine multiple pixels into one for better low-light shooting. For example, four pixels can become one to produce an effective 1.12-micron 50-megapixel sensor. The 16-pixel-in-one combination emulates a 12.5-megapixel sensor with 2.24-micron pixels.
