Samsung Confirms Plans For A 576MP Camera Sensor

Dorsum in April 2020, Samsung revealed its long-term vision of a photographic camera that tin surpass the human centre. It is aiming for a 600-megapixel camera sensor, whereas human eyes are said to match a resolution of around 500-megapixels. The company appears to be on rail with the plans and has laid out a roadmap for its release. No, this ultra-advanced photographic camera isn't coming anytime soon. But Haechang Lee, Senior VP of Automotive Sensors at Samsung, has confirmed that the Korean behemoth is working on a 576-megapixel photographic camera with plans to release it in 2025.

During a presentation at SEMI Europe Elevation earlier this month, Mr. Lee highlighted how Samsung has reduced pixel sizes in cameras over the years while increasing the resolution. It launched a 0.3-megapixel camera with 5μm pixels in 2000. In 2014, the company launched the world'south first 16-megapixel camera with 1μm-sized pixels. It has since gone on to launch the world's first 24-megapixel camera, 108-megapixel camera, and near recently, 200-megapixel camera.

The ultimate aim is to go beyond what human eyes can see. Of course, it's easier said than done. But if anyone tin can do that, that'south Samsung. The company has made several advancements in photographic camera engineering in recent years and you tin expect it to continue improving in the futurity.

This bonkers 576MP photographic camera is non for smartphones

Whenever it arrives, the said 576-megapixel Samsung camera won't be for smartphones. It would be quite big to fit in a smartphone since it needs to house almost 600 one thousand thousand pixels in it. Reducing pixel sizes, meanwhile, will affect the picture quality considering of lower light sensitivity. And then you'll have to eventually rely on pixel binning for all lighting conditions, which beats the very purpose of a higher resolution camera.

However, this camera could be of much more utilize in the automobile sector. Maybe a photographic camera that can see better than the human eyes is a perfect fit for democratic vehicles. A 576-megapixel sensor can also be useful in a drone photographic camera or medical equipment.

For smartphones, Samsung's 50-megapixel ISOCELL GN2 sensor, which has 2.8µm-sized pixels, is the best in our view. The newly-launched 200-megapixel camera might capture more item in bright weather, but the difference is hardly noticeable. And when it gets dark, the photographic camera eventually uses pixel binning technology to switch to l-megapixel mode.

The residue of the specs of these two sensors largely match. Perhaps that'southward why Samsung is using the ISOCELL GN2 in the Milky way S22 and S22+, and the third-gen 108-megapixel sensor (ISOCELL HM3) in the Milky way S22 Ultra. These are unconfirmed reports though, so nosotros'll accept to wait for confirmation.