Samsung HPX 200MP camera launched for Galaxy S23 Ultra with Tetra²pixel, 0.56μm small pixels

On October 20, Samsung introduced the new 200MP image sensor (mobile camera) named ISOCELL HPX. It’s the third 200MP camera from the company after the ISOCELL HP1 and ISOCELL HP3.

The brand new HPX 200MP camera sensor might debut with the next-gen Samsung flagship smartphone – Galaxy S23 Ultra. Compared to the HP1 and HP3, it boasts some advanced capabilities for photography.

The company says images captured by Samsung’s new ISOCELL HPx 200MP camera sensor can maintain 12.5MP sharpness even when enlarged to four times the size of the original image.

However, the new 200MP ISOCELL HPX continues the Korean tech giant’s smallest 0.56μm pixel. The Deep Trench Isolation technology increases sensitivity to capture clear and vivid images by separating each pixel individually.

Moreover, the 0.56μm pixel size can also reduce the area of ​​the camera module by 20%, making the body of the smartphone thinner and smaller in order to maintain the design of the flagship.

Thanks to the Tetra²pixel (sixteen pixels in one) technology, Samsung ISOCELL HPX can automatically switch to 3 lighting modes according to light conditions, which are as follows:

1. In a well-lit environment, the pixel size remains at 0.56μm, delivering 200MP
2. In a low-light environment, the pixels are converted to 1.12μm, presenting 50MP
3. In low-light environments, sixteen pixels are combined into one, resulting in a 2.24μm – 12.5-megapixel sensor

The company claims that the Tetra²pixel tech allows ISOCELL HPX to provide a good shooting experience in low light conditions, and even in the case of limited light sources.

Furthermore, the ISOCELL HPX also equips the Super QPD AF solution to enable ultra-fast and ultra-precise AF. It uses micro-lens overlaid on four adjacent pixels, and the sensor can achieve fast and precise focusing by detecting horizontal and vertical phase differences.

ISOCELL HPX provides users with different video shooting options as part of allowing users to shoot 8K video at 30fps, and supports seamless dual HDR (High Dynamic Range) in 4K and FHD (Full HD) modes.

Samsung also noted that the Smart ISO Pro technology gives the ISOCELL HPX a high dynamic range and the ability to capture virtually unlimited color combinations.

Single-frame progressive HDR (Staggered HDR), powered by Smart ISO Pro technology, captures shadows and highlights in the scene at three different exposures: low, medium, and high, depending on the shooting environment.

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