After launching the 64MP image sensor modules for smartphone cameras last year and then unveiling the 108MP camera sensor that was used in the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra, Samsung has made some major improvements when it comes to camera sensors. Now, the company is looking to take it further still. Yongin Park, EVP, Head of Sensor Business Team, System LSI Business, said in an article that human eyes “are said to match a resolution of around 500MP”. And in comparison, most modern DSLR cameras and smartphone cameras offer 40MP and 12MP sensors. Thus the camera industry needs to go a long way to match human eyes. However, Park mentioned that Samsung is planning to develop ultra-high-resolution camera sensors that have resolutions as high as 600MP.
Samsung has also been working on advanced pixel binning technologies, wrote Park. “Its 64MP sensors use 2×2 pixel binning, while its 108MP sensors use 3×3 pixel binning to increase light absorption and mitigate issues related to low-light conditions”. This tech will be used in the company’s upcoming ultra-high-resolution camera sensors. Park stated that most cameras available today can “only take images that are visible to the human eye (wavelengths between 450nm and 750nm), and sensors that can detect light wavelengths outside of that range are hard to come by”. “Image sensors that can perceive ultraviolet light and infrared waves can be used to benefit a wide range of areas, including agricultural and medical fields,” he added. There is also a rumor that Samsung is planning to launch a 150MP Nanocell camera sensor for smartphones.
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