Samsung details its ISOCELL HM3 sensor in new video
Earlier this year, Samsung announced its ISOCELL HM3 – a 1/1.33” sensor with 108MP resolution which we saw in action on the Galaxy S21 Ultra. Now, we get a new official video which hints the sensor might soon make its way to other flagship offerings from Samsung or and flagship phones from other makers.
The HM3 brings 9-to-1 pixel binning with an effective pixel size of 2.4µm. The sensor captures 12-bit images with 12MP resolution in default and features Smart-ISO Pro that upscales HDR content by capturing simultaneous low and high ISO shots to balance out ghosting on moving objects. Video capture tops out at 8K resolution while slow-motion videos can go up to 240fps at FHD resolution.
Given the timing of the new video, Samsung could be hinting at a possible new Galaxy flagship featuring the ISOCELL HM3 or that it will be offering the sensor to other OEMs.
Reader comments
That's the Hm2 sensor used in midranges. Hm3 is basically just an gimmicky improvement over 1
108MP is a gimmick, but it sounds more impressive than "just" 50MP. Most consumers who are ignorant about these sorts of things, will think "108MP must take better pictures".
I thought S21ut ultra’s camera isn’t as big as S20 ultra of last year (1/1.54” vs 1/1.33”)