Samsung has finally introduced the ISOCELL HP2 camera sensor. The same sensor will be used in the upcoming Galaxy S23 Ultra smartphone. The ISOCELL HP2 is the South Korean firm’s third 200MP camera sensor, and the company claims it offers significantly improved image and video quality.
The ISOCELL HP2 is a 1/1.3-inch sensor with 0.6-micron pixels, making it smaller than the ISOCELL HP1 (1/22-inch with 0.64-micron pixels), which was released in 2021 d. However, Samsung still claims that the ISOCELL HP2 is its most advanced camera sensor as it features D-VTG (Dual Vertical Transfer Gate) technology that increases the full capacity of each pixel by more than 33%, which resulting in improved color reproduction and reduced overexposure. This means you can say goodbye to overexposed and bleached images in bright conditions.
The ISOCELL HP2 has faster autofocus, improved colors and better HDR
The new image sensor has TetraPixel, Samsung’s clustering technology, which can capture 50MP images with 1.2μm pixels (4-in-1 pixel clustering) or 12.5MP images in 2.4μm pixels (16-in-1 pixel clustering ), depending on the ambient light. It can also shoot up to 8K 30fps videos with a wider field of view in its 1.2μm 50MP mode, meaning it uses larger pixels than the previous generation of Galaxy S series phones in 8K mode.
The ISOCELL HP2 offers faster and more reliable autofocus in low-light conditions thanks to Super QPD. This new autofocus technology uses all of its 200 million pixels as focusing agents. Four adjacent pixels on the sensor are grouped together to detect both horizontal and vertical pattern changes even in very dark conditions. It can also capture 15 full-resolution 200MP images in one second, making it the company’s fastest 200MP sensor.
For improved HDR, Samsung uses DSG (Dual Signal Gain) technology in 50MP mode. It’s a technique that captures short and long exposures simultaneously, meaning it can capture pixel-level HDR images and videos. It also features Smart ISO Pro, which allows the phone to capture 12.5MP images and 4K 60fps HDR videos simultaneously.
JoonSeo Yim, executive vice president of the sensor business team at Samsung Electronics, said: “Samsung ISOCELL HP2 leverages Samsung’s high-resolution image sensor technologies and cutting-edge know-how for epic detail. Our leadership comes from innovative pixel technologies that enable our sensors to go beyond pixel count and size. We will continue to open new horizons and strengthen our presence in the expanding ultra-high resolution sensor market.”
The ISOCELL HP2 is now in mass production, which almost certainly means we can see it in the Galaxy S23 Ultra, which will be unveiled on February 1, 2023, during the Galaxy Unpacked 2023 event.
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