Samsung Electronics has just announced its new high end camera sensors for smartphones. It is the 200 megapixel ISOCELL HP3, which arrives with various improvements and features over its predecessor.

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For those unaware, the HP3 sensor is the successor to the ISOCELL HP1, which had .64μm pixels. But now, the South Korean tech giant has announced the new HP3 image sensor, which has the industry’s smallest 0.56μm pixels. In other words, the latest camera brings a high resolution sensor that has the smallest pixels. The company is also bringing a new technology, which is called the Epic Resolution Pro that offers professional level high resolution for smartphone users.

The new ISOCELL HP3 has a 12 percent smaller pixel size and can also enable around 20 percent reduction in camera module surface area as well. Notably, the HP3 sensor also supports video recording up to 8K at 30 frames per second and 4K recording at 120fps. Interestingly enough, it can record high resolution videos with minimal loss in the field of view, especially in 8K resolutions.

Another notable aspect regarding the new sensor is the Tetra2pixel technology. Typically, pixel binning, which has the camera sensor combine four pixels (AKA quad binning), helps offer brighter images in low light scenarios. But with the new HP3 sensor, Samsung is combining an impressive 16 pixels into one. In theory, this should enable the camera to offer one large sized pixel sensor that will be capable of take in more light for better performance in night scenes. At the moment, it is unclear in which smartphone this sensor will launch with, but it is likely reserved for top end model like the Galaxy S series.

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