200 megapixal mobile camera by Samsung

Samsung has included larger pixels in its new camera sensor, the Isocell HP2, to allow for the taking of good pictures even in poor light conditions.

Samsung previously introduced the Isocell HP3 camera sensor, which has a resolution of 200 megapixels. The naming of the sensor was somewhat unusual, as its predecessor was named the HP1. This led to the question of where the HP2 was. Samsung has now provided an answer by introducing the Isocell HP2.

The recently presented Isocell HP2 is also a 200-megapixel image sensor, and it is rumored that it will be included in the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra smartphone, which is expected to debut in early February.

Compared to mobile sensors, the Isocell HP2 is large, measuring 1/1.3 inches with small 0.6 micrometer pixels. In comparison, the HP3 has a size of 1/1.4 inches with 0.56 micrometer pixels. The larger pixel size does not result in a decrease in image quality, rather the larger the pixel, the more light can enter the sensor, resulting in better image quality even in poor lighting conditions.

The quality of the images is further improved by the pixel binning technology, which allows the HP2 to merge four pixels, resulting in a 1.2 micrometer pixel or sixteen pixels to create a 2.4 micrometer pixel. This results in images of 50 or 12.5 megapixels respectively.

In the 1.2 micrometer mode, 8K resolution videos can be recorded at 30 frames per second, and the sensor also supports 4K HDR at 60 frames per second filming.

Interestingly, although Samsung has already produced a 200-megapixel sensor, it has not yet been included in its own smartphones. This means that this may be the first time that a Samsung Galaxy S series device will feature such a sensor.

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