Camera phone pictures could get a whole lot prettier with Samsung’s newest image sensors. The Korean manufacturer has just announced two new CMOS sensors for mobile phones with improved image quality over greater depth of field ranges and HD video. Does it sound a little too good to be true?
I’m glad to see that this isn’t just another megapixel pissing contest and that Samsung is actually making strides in improving image quality. The first sensor is the S5K4E2, a 5 megapixel sensor that uses Samsung Enhanced Energy Steering, or SEES technology. It has better noise reduction than most camera phone sensors, if not all, and HD video capabilities. Unfortunately, it’s a choppingly slow 15 frames-per-second at full resolution. With the ability to fit inside a 6.5mm x 6.5mm x 4.5mm module, everything can stay thin and pretty.
The S5K5CA is a 3 megapixel sensor that has has 720p HD capabilities. This sensor is already in mass production, with the S5k4E2 going into mass production late in the first quarter. I’d imagine that coupling sensors like these on capable cameras, especially with the new Bada platform feature phones, would be big hits for Samsung.
[via Unwired]
Current sensors are fine. They just need to stop putting cheap plastic lenses with cataracts in front of them. Also all phones should have an LED flash that you can use selectively; not just high priced phones. The flash LEDs cost pennies a piece and are just being used as a marketing ploy to get your hard earned money.
Censors are good but they should put carl zeiss lens no other lens beat them in picture quality….
Sensors are good too!
I have owned and loved my samung flipshot cell phone with verizon for over 3 years now. The pic quality is excellent, the videos i use for small customer information clips i make in imovie HD. I cant live without it. I cant wait till i get my hands on these new upgraded phones. The phones sound quality is excellent as well. My brother is a professional photographer for the Mayo clinic and he got one for himself and just loves it. It is always ready to shoot whenever you need a quick pic–or to do a video document like after an accident etc….I have actually used it like that and the other party didnt know i was capturing all of their admissions(just had a cell in my hand right?)–once the police saw the video the other party received the citations and were caught lying–how cool is that?