The 1/1.3-inch optical format of the ISOCELL HP2 contains 200 million 0.6-micrometer (m) pixels, a sensor size that is frequently found in 108MP primary smartphone cameras.
In low-light situations, the sensor changes into a 1.2 m 50 MP or a 2.4 m 12.5 MP image sensor by connecting four to sixteen nearby pixels. To minimize cropping, the HP2 switches to the 1.2-m 50MP mode for richer 8K video at about 33MP. It is also possible to shoot in 8K at 30 frames per second (fps), which has a larger pixel resolution.
The HP2’s auto-focusing with Super QPD enables the sensor to utilize all 200 million pixels as focusing agents in low-light conditions.
According to the manufacturer, “the focusing agents are clustered by four neighboring pixels to recognize both horizontal and vertical pattern changes to give faster and accurate auto-focusing, and is capable of fast auto-focusing in a dimly light environment.
Samsung is debuting the DSG function in the 50MP mode, which applies two different conversion values to the analogue signal received at the pixel level, for HDR performance. In addition, the camera can capture 12.5MP still shots and 4K at 60fps HDR video thanks to Smart-ISO Pro, an HDR solution that combines various ISO readouts from a single exposure.
JoonSeo Yim, executive vice president of Samsung Electronics’ sensor business, claimed that the company’s high-resolution image sensor technology and cutting-edge expertise are utilized in the Samsung ISOCELL HP2.
