The code in the Google Camera Go application suggests new photo-apples of future Pixel 8, with a potential sensor change allowing the use of new HDR technology.
The Google Pixel is known for its photo qualities, and it’s likely to be a new step next year. This is what we learn from Android Authority. This echos the findings of Kuba Wojciechowski. In addition to finding interesting clues, the interested party delved into the code from the Google Camera Go application. These snippets of information suggest that the future Pixel 8, expected to begin in 2023, could support phased HDR.
This technology isn’t supported by the Samsung Isocell GN1 sensors of the Pixel 6 and Pixel 7 which means that the Google will opt for a new sensor. In this case, the GN2 Isocell, which was recently presented by Samsung, looks good in its context since it uses this technology. That would allow the state a real progress in quality of the shots captured with a Pixel 8.
According to Android Authority, the Google system now relys on HDR + bracketing and will be able to do such a thing. This technique is a way to capture five short exposures even before the shutter is released, and then supplemented with long exposures once the shutter is released. On the other hand, the move-algorithm is capable of capturing three different exposures in very rapid succession. After that, combining them and re-capturing each other to arrive at the final image.
With Google, we got an unobfuscated version of Google Camera Go, which includes references that seemingly confirm that flagship Pixels in 2023 Husky and Shiba will support staggered HDR. pic.twitter.com/YdaWTlGznN-based camerago, was created with our own permission.
Kuba Wojciechowski (@Za_Raczke) Dec. 19 2022
This new approach to HDR capture is developed by Samsung. According to the firm, scaled HDR is better used to yield more vivid colors, more detailed shots and faster capture (to avoid blurry pictures and reduce the time of processing by the ISP), but also to more energy efficient results.
This HDR mode really allows up to 24 % energy savings compared to the traditional HDR of the GN1 sensors used on Google Pixel 7, for example.
If the transition to the Isocell GN2 sensors becomes clearer, Google could open the door to even more successful capturing of a single shot. Although the Pixel 8 is credible and attractive, it’s still difficult to confirm yet: it will not arrive in at least 10 months on the market.
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