The Sony versus Samsung sensor war just got more interesting. Samsung (press here) just announced a new sensor tech named “ISOCELL”. The sensor perfomance is better than Sony BSI sensor tech used in most smartphones and compact cameras with smaller sensor (up to the RX100MII). Here you can see an image comparison between Sony’s BSI and Samsung’s ISOCELL sensors:
Now let’s see if Samsung will make a sort of RX100 camera with ISOCELL tech…
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Wait about 4-5 years for this tech to hit serious photo gear segment 😀
Can this tech be used in bigger sensors as well? The next nx30 with rumored 30mo and weather sealed body could feature this kind of sensor! That would indeed be interesting.
I wonder what happened to the “retro styled” NX camera rumor from some time ago.
It feels like Samsung decided to start again with the NX series, I had hopes for it one or two years ago, now I’m clueless, but so far, with the Galaxy camera, Samsung isn’t really going into the bright light.
I don’t see any significant difference. Samsung must be very honest and doesn’t exaggerate things haha.
I agree…there’s not a significant difference in the images. If this is all Samsung has to offer, it’s pretty weak tea.
Where do they say the left image is from a Sony BSI. Samsung has their own BSI process.
The S5K4H5YB that will use this ISOCELL technology uses 1.12µm pixels, and therefore is BSI (there are no 1.12µm FSI sensors).
The Samsung sensor looks almost like a drop in replacement for the Sony. Remarkably similar.
My mistake – it’s just a photo of two of the dame Samsung sensors.
I suspect that what you’d gain with BSI and this sort of technology on a large sensor would be far less significant than the improvements you get using it on a small sensor
I’m astounded that people cannot see the difference on these two pictures.
Yes surely it is just marketing, but for those who cannot see it the difference is that the highlights on the left pictures are blow out while the new Samsung sensor seems to have more Dynamic Range.