Sony has finally announced its long-awaited entry into the 200-megapixel phone sensor competition, with the official unveiling of the new Lytia 901 sensor.
This sensor comes directly against the famous Samsung solutions in the same category, but with technologies that provide a strong boost to the level of mobile photography.
The Lytia 901 sensor comes with a size of 1/1.12 inches and a diameter of 14.287 mm, and aims to provide high detail quality even when using the in-sensor zoom of up to 4 times.
The sensor relies on a pixel size of 0.7 micrometers, and on a Quad-Quad Bayer Coding (QQBC) matrix that combines all 16 adjacent pixels of the same color as a single signal when shooting at 12.5 megapixels.
When using in-sensor zoom, a remosaicing system returns the matrix to its natural shape, while a processor built into the sensor (the first of its kind in the industry) enhances this process with artificial intelligence.
Sony promises finer detail in fine patterns and text, as well as faster processing and the ability to shoot high-quality video at up to 30 frames per second when using up to 4x zoom in 4K mode.
The sensor supports wider gradations of brightness and color at all zoom levels, without losing quality, thanks to the DCG-HDR and Fine12bit ADC technologies, which raise the quantization depth to 12-bit instead of the traditional 10-bit.
With Hybrid Frame HDR technology, the sensor offers a dynamic range of over 100 dB in QQBC mode, significantly reducing burn-in of very bright areas or cast of shadows, bringing the image closer to what the human eye actually sees.
In terms of video, the sensor supports 8K recording at 30 fps and 4K at 120 fps. It also supports burst shooting at 60 frames per second at 12.5 MP, 30 frames per second at 50 MP, and 10 frames per second at 200 MP.
Previous reports indicate that the sensor will first appear in phones such as OPPO Find X9 Ultra and Vivo X300 Ultra, while it is expected to be approved by other companies soon. Sony has already started shipping it to manufacturers this month.
