Sony has unveiled the LYTIA L910, a new camera sensor designed for smartphones that focuses on improving image quality in challenging lighting conditions. The sensor introduces several imaging technologies aimed at delivering more realistic photos and videos while keeping power consumption under control. It is also the first model in Sony’s LYTIA family to incorporate the company’s LOFIC architecture.
Designed for better HDR photography and low-light imaging
The LYTIA L910 is a 1/1.28-inch stacked CMOS sensor with approximately 50 effective megapixels and a 1.22μm pixel size. The key highlight is its ability to achieve a dynamic range of up to 100 dB from a single exposure. Unlike conventional HDR methods that combine multiple exposures, Sony’s approach captures the required image data in one shot, helping reduce motion blur and flickering when photographing moving subjects or bright light sources.
To achieve this, Sony has paired the LOFIC structure with Triple Conversion Gain HDR technology. The sensor reads information from a single exposure at three different conversion gains, enabling improved preservation of details in both bright and dark areas of a scene. The company says this helps minimise highlight clipping while also reducing noise in shadow regions, resulting in more balanced images with smoother tonal transitions.
Sony has also introduced Ultra High Conversion Gain circuit technology, which improves charge-to-voltage conversion efficiency. According to the company, random noise is reduced by around 30 per cent compared to the LYTIA 828 sensor, helping improve image quality in low-light environments such as night-time cityscapes illuminated by LED lights.
The sensor is further supported by an optimised circuit design that reduces power requirements during image processing. This enables 4K HDR video recording at 60fps while maintaining high dynamic range performance. The LYTIA L910 can capture full-resolution 50-megapixel images at up to 30fps and 12.5-megapixel images at up to 120fps.
Sony plans to begin mass-production shipments of the sensor in summer 2026. Likely, the Vivo X500 series and the Oppo Find X10 lineup will be the first to feature the Sony LYT-L910.
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