Samsung sets to further push smartphone photography with the 108MP ISOCELL Bright HMX-- an image sensor the company claims is the first to go beyond 100 million pixels, a resolution equivalent ot a high-end DSLR camera.
Developed in collaboration with Xiaomi, the sensor promises "extremely sharp photographs rich in detail," even in extreme lighting conditions. It comes in a large 1/1.33-inch size, allowing it to absorb more light in low-lit settings, while pixel-merging Tetracell technology allows the sensor to imitate big-pixel sensor. The result, Samsung says, is brighter 27MP images.
A Smart-ISO mechanism sets the level of amplifier gains according to illumination levels, and switches to a low ISO in case of bright conditions and to high ISO in darker settings to reduce noise. The sensor also supports video recording at resolutions up to 60K (6016 x 3384) at 30fps.
According the analyst, domestic aide robot (such as robot vacuums, mops and lawnmowers) shipments will total 47m in 2024, up from just 19m in 2019. As such, the domestic aide segment will account for around 66% of the global consumer robotics market by 2024. Juniper Research says vendors should add more "compelling new features" to domestic aide robots, such as garden maintenance and smart home compatibility, in order to boost customer demand.
