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Gone are the days of low-resolution grainy photos taken with your cell phone’s camera. These days, users hope to be able to use their smartphones to take ultra-high resolution photos with vivid colors in all conditions, and Samsung’s ISOCELL image sensors are enabling this innovation.
The launch of Samsung’s ISOCELL Bright HMX in 2019 marked the introduction of the industry’s first 108MP mobile image sensor, but innovation did not stop there. In 2020, Samsung introduced the ISOCELL Bright HM1, which has set a new standard for mobile image sensors. Enabling industry-leading pixel counting, ISOCELL Bright HM1 produces details so fine that even enlarged sections of images remain sharp and clear. The image sensor also includes a range of features that allow it to bring its excellent performance to a wide range of shooting environments.
The video below illustrates how ISOCELL Bright HM1 captures details of the natural world that the human eye would normally miss, offering incredibly realistic photos, all on your smartphone:
A whole new standard of detail
When it comes to shooting sharp and intricately detailed images, pixel count is of utmost importance. An image sensor is responsible for detecting and converting light into image information, and the ISOCELL Bright HM1 is capable of converting light information into images that are made up of 108 million effective pixels. This means that smartphone cameras are now capable of taking photos with a resolution standard that would generally only be seen in photos taken with a professional-grade camera. The images produced are so intricately detailed that even when a smaller section of the image is enlarged due to zooming or cropping, that individual section still looks extremely sharp.
But ISOCELL Bright HM1 not only produces many pixels, it incorporates innovative pixel isolation technology so that those pixels also act intelligently. ISOCELL Plus technology allows individual pixels to be isolated with physical barriers, allowing them to gather in more light. This advanced technology also enables pixel performance to be maximized despite the small pixel size, while significantly reducing crosstalk, optical loss, and light reflection.
Innovative pixel transformation
Pixel separation is a process that allows an image sensor to combine adjacent pixels to improve light absorption capabilities. This process means that the image sensor can take ultra high resolution shots during the day, and then, in low light environments such as at night, it can combine adjacent pixels into a single larger pixel to produce brighter and clearer images with less noise .
Following Samsung’s success with Tetracell clustering technology, which involves merging four pixels into a two-by-two matrix, ISOCELL Bright HM1 has introduced Nonacell technology. Nonacell involves combining nine neighboring pixels into one at more than double the light absorption capabilities of Tetracell technology, and ensuring that photos taken at night are bright, noise-free, and maintain excellent resolution.
Zoom like never before
ISOCELL Bright HM1 allows you to see up close without compromising on quality. Using Samsung’s innovative new image sensor, users can capture close-up images at up to 3X zoom without scaling up. Images captured at 3X zoom will maintain a high-quality 12MP resolution, and enlarged sections can also be previewed on-screen without scaling.
This type of “lossless zoom” is made possible in the first place by the ultra-high resolution of the image sensor, whereby the large number of pixels in each individual shot allows for an enlarged section to maintain excellent resolution. The feature is also enabled by the image sensor’s ability to remap pixels in three-by-three matrices into RGB patterns, rather than having to outsource the task to a mobile processor. This direct pixel remapping is enabled by the embedded IP hardware built directly into the image sensor.
Smart ISO selection for every unique moment
Native-ISO is responsible for determining the sensitivity of the image sensor. However, simply incorporating a fixed native ISO into an image sensor limits the solution’s ability to adapt to a variety of lighting situations. Therefore, ISOCELL Bright HM1 incorporates “Smart-ISO” technology, which enables the image sensor to intelligently address ISO selection for each unique lighting environment it faces.
With the use of Smart-ISO technology, the optimal dynamic range and reduced noise can be carried into a wide range of shooting environments. While low ISO is effective in well-lit environments, high ISO is best suited for low-light environments. For shooting in bright light, low ISO extends a wider dynamic range into bright sections to capture them in much more detail. If the camera were forced to use a higher native ISO in a bright setting, the signal would be over-amplified, which means that color information with values close to white could be lost. In low light conditions, high native ISO extends a greater dynamic range into the dark sections of the shot, illuminating more detail in those areas.
Take professional-quality photos in your hands
While offering industry leading pixel counts and innovative new pixel optimization technology, the ISOCELL Bright HM1 equips your smartphone camera with lossless zoom and intelligently caters for your settings to ensure it captures great photos on a wide range of configurations.
Enjoy industry-leading smart photography right in your pocket as ISOCELL Bright HM1 takes smartphone photography to new heights.
