Samsung has been slowly getting into the digital camera sector with new technology that allows for better quality photos, sharing possibilities and more user friendly camera options for consumers. Samsung recently announced a new technology that is made in-house and will be integrated into high-end mobile devices like the fifth installment to the Galaxy S series, which should be on the market next year. The new technology is called ISOCELL and it will help cameras gather more light and retain the sharpness needed to create a better quality photograph.
The overall performance will be boosted for the backside illuminated sensor, which is one feature of the new imaging sensor found on Exmor from Sony. Should the new technology end up high end smartphones, it would allow the camera to take in more light, thus giving the user a better chance of taking a better picture in low-light situations. Since the majority of pictures are taken inside of buildings, the low light sensitivity is a high priority for smartphone camera makers and that is why Nokia has been perfectly the hardware over the last two years. Nokia has camera technology that rivals just about anything else on the market, but the smartphones are not always reviewed very positively when they arrive.
Capturing more light when taking a picture would allow for smartphone makers to skip the flash as it would not be needed and if the new technology finds its way to the Galaxy S5, it would help the high end smartphone compete with the likes of the Lumia 920, Lumia 925 and the Lumia 1020 to start out with. Other smartphones that have been released recently also have newer camera sensors like the LG G2, HTC One and the Moto X with ClearPixel technology, as well as the new iPhone 5S that has a larger image sensor.
In a recent report it was said that, “In comparison with the prevalent BSI technology, ISOCELL decreases the crosstalk by approximately 30 percent resulting in a better picture with improved sharpness and richness and increase of full well capacity (FWC) by 30 percent.” One bad thing about the new technology is that it is coming with an 8MP sensor, so the company is going to have to explain why the smaller megapixel count is better than the 13MP sensor that is currently on the Galaxy S4.
