Sony’s Latest IMX586 CMOS Sensor Can Take 48 Megapixel Photos
Jul. 23, 2018Sony also claims that the company has also achieved theworld’s first ultra-compact pixel size of 0.8 μm, which has made it possible to reach the 48 megapixel figure on a 1/2-type imaging sensor. In an official statement, Sony has revealed that the new sensor carries aprice tag of 3,000 JPY(app. $27) and itsshipment will begin in September.
The company claims that the 48MP sensor will make it possible to takeDSLR-quality photoswith a smartphone with an exceptional amount of detail and superior color reproduction. Smaller pixels usually decrease the light collection efficiency, sensitivity and signal saturation volume, but Sony claims that the ultra-small pixels on the IMX586 sensor have been developed using techniques which‘improve light collection efficiency and photoelectric conversion efficiency’, resulting in higher sensitivity and saturation signal levels.
Sony has also employed what it calls a Quad Bayer color filter arrangement in which 2 pixels of the same color are placed side-by-side, which adds up the signal from the adjacent pixels. This not only enhances the sensitivity, resulting in photos with minimal noise and also helps capture high-quality videos with superior lighting output.
