Sony invests close to $1 billion in the production of "stacked" smartphone camera sensors
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23 Comments
1. mercorp posted on 22 Jun 2012, 10:04 3
So nokia likely invested $100 billion for their pureview.
3. tahnik posted on 22 Jun 2012, 11:13 8
Adding more and more megapixel doesn't mean it changing the picture revolutionary...Everything depends on sensor...That's why Apple and Samsung uses Sony camera sensors....
13. pegasso posted on 22 Jun 2012, 17:43 1
yup, more megapixel doesn't mean it changing the picture revolutionary,
but Nokia Pureview has 1/1.2" sensor.
and that really means something.
2. CharlieAtInfinity posted on 22 Jun 2012, 10:37 6
wow nice, i would like to see full 13 Mega pixel size photo comparison :) hopefully Sony will provide the full size pictures soon :)
4. borganwa posted on 22 Jun 2012, 11:38 2
I wonder why Sony didn't use their best camera sensor to all of their XPERIA phones. XPERIA ray, neo V, mini/pro/live/active, U, sola cameras quality are still behind iPhone 4S (which sensor was also made by Sony)
14. pegasso posted on 22 Jun 2012, 17:54 0
Sony Mobile Communications AB is a separate company.
if they decided to use Sony camera sensor, then they must bought the sensor from Sony Corporation (ソニー株式会社).
and knowing their current financial condition, i don't think Sony Mobile has the money to bought the best camera sensor available.
17. groupsacc posted on 23 Jun 2012, 05:16 0
Umm.. separate company but under the same conglomerate right?
20. cepcamba posted on 23 Jun 2012, 18:28 1
There was a quake in Japan that destroyed a lot of lenses. The original Xperia Arc and Xperia Neo used to have the same sensors, but after the quake they had a shortage of the 8MP sensors. Sony Ericsson was forced to change the sensor of the Neo, hence the birth of the Neo V which is exactly a Neo but with a 5MP sensor.
Also, about the other xperia devices not getting the top-end sensor, it's because they needed variety. Just like how other manufacturers have top-end phones with better sensors than their low-end ones.
5. Joshing4fun posted on 22 Jun 2012, 12:13 1
What happened to that sensor that could keep everything that was in in view in focus? That was cool and definitely worth the money.
6. rnk.khch posted on 22 Jun 2012, 12:55 0
Do they want t compete with Nokia's PureView?! No chance!!!
21. bayusuputra posted on 24 Jun 2012, 23:44 0
if you know better, like the way you SOUNDED, you should know that more megapixels doesn't mean better image quality..
that's called the Megapixel Myth, just so you know in case you are still behind us..
23. cepcamba posted on 24 Jun 2012, 23:55 0
Yep, higher megapixels does not mean better image quality. But have you seen the 8MP pics captured on the pureview mode? Blows any other smartphone out of the wate.... no earth! Even holds it's ground against dedicated cameras.
http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_808_pureview_low_light-review-775.php
7. whothisperson posted on 22 Jun 2012, 14:00 5
Very nice, I like. It's going to be a war like back in the days when Sony and Nokia had the BEST cameraphones in the world. I.e. Sony Ericsson K lines (k800, k850, etc.) and Nokia N lines (N50, N80, etc.)
9. AnukulVcool posted on 22 Jun 2012, 14:42 8
not just samsung and apple, even nikon buys sensors from sony
12. osanilevich posted on 22 Jun 2012, 15:29 2
Honestly if there is one manufacturer who can break into this apple vs Samsung thing we got going on its Sony. Always got great build quality and cameras now they just gotta get up to date processors and such and maybe tweak their proprietary UI a bit. Also, japan isn't the only country in earth, a few more international releases of high end devices can't hurt
15. cepcamba posted on 22 Jun 2012, 19:28 1
Yep pureview is awesome. But too pricey. Sony sensors are among the best (if not the best and excluding the pureview) among mobile phones in the 8mp category so continuously improving on it is of course a good idea. Besides, I want the good camera in a droid!!!! :p
Even the original X10 takes killer pics and vids.
18. groupsacc posted on 23 Jun 2012, 05:17 0
Sony spends $1bil in research. Meanwhile, in Cupertino......
22. bayusuputra posted on 24 Jun 2012, 23:47 0
I remember that SIGMA has done this Foveon sensor, where they stack up the pixels instead of using the conventional Bayern pattern.. and indeed, the image looks more fantastic, since one color-subpixel gets the area of the whole sensor, and not just a third of it.. it improves the noise handling capability of the sensor, too.. maybe it's the dawn of the era when smartphones will finally replace PnS..
