Samsung Demo Video Shows Off Advantages of ISOCELL Camera Tech in Galaxy S5

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Samsung released another dry, yet informative demonstration video commercial of technology found in the Galaxy S5. This time their focus is on the ISOCELL camera tech. A number of intriguing and useful features will be on-hand to improve our picture taking prowess using this device. Here's a great quote from PhoneArena describing this new tech,

Samsung highlights that the ISOCELL-enabled pixels decrease the cross-talk between adjacent pixel cells. Samsung also explains that the pixels in the ISOCELL sensor have 30% larger full well capacity. This means that each individual pixel can receive more light before saturating itself, which results into an improved color dynamic range and images with better color exposition. The improved light sensitivity results in better performance of the camera sensor in low-light conditions. Samsung also touts that thanks to its wider chief ray angle, the ISOCELL sensor is slimmer than a regular BSI one, enabling manufacturers to implement it into small-form-factor mobile devices.

The camera of the soon-to-be-released Samsung Galaxy S5 will sport an ISOCELL sensor. It is touted that the Galaxy S5 will come with the "world's fastest autofocus speed" of 0.3 seconds. The latter is possible thanks to the on-board hybrid phase detection for the autofocus, a technology that is used in almost any modern DSLR camera. Similar to the LG G Pro 2 and the Sony Xperia Z2, the camera of the Samsung Galaxy S5 will also feature a Selective Focus mode. As its name suggests, this feature allows the users to manually adjust the focus of an image and blur its background.

It appears that Samsung is trying to appeal to the shutterbugs with the Galaxy S5. I wonder how long it will be before it will be tough to distinguish the cameras in our smartphones from a hand-held DSLR?

 

[Briankbl]

I wish us Android users could get an equivalent to the Nokia Lumia 1020 41mp camera.

 

[akhenax]

Nokia raised the bar on that one for a reason. They knew it would be a long time coming before Android devices got anywhere close to that MP. They needed to stand out in the Smartphone world, and I think they succeeded.

If you want the phone with the best camera, to compare against, you compare it to the Lumia 1020. It use to be the iPhone, but times have changed.