The Galaxy S6 already snaps impressive photographs that rival the quality of those taken by the recently released Nexus 6P and Nexus 5X, but it looks like Samsung is not content to rest on its past successes.
During an investor’s call today Samsung unveiled its upcoming next-generation smartphone camera technology, Britecell. Despite featuring tinier pixels in a smaller sensor package, Samsung claims the tech performs better in low light conditions.
With Britecell the most significant change when compared to Samsung’s previous mobile camera technology is the removal of the company’s Bayer layout, a filter that turns pixels green as well as blocks some of the light that enters the sensor. Samsung has replaced these pixels with white pixels.
Now that more light is able to land on Britecell’s camera sensor, Samsung is able to make its sensor smaller and also include additional pixels.
During the investor call Samsung also discussed a new image processing technique designed to help boost picture dynamic range through a technique the company calls Smart WDR. The process reportedly works similar to standard HDR, allowing the camera to take multiple exposures to snap a more bright and colourful image, especially under dark conditions.
Samsung has also added improvements to its phase detection autofocus (PDAF) and the company says its new camera has the ability to focus more quickly and accurately.
Britecell will likely be featured in Samsung’s unannounced but still upcoming Galaxy S7 smartphone.
[source]9to5 Google[/source]
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