{"id":346722,"date":"2025-12-14T04:03:19","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T04:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/346722\/"},"modified":"2025-12-14T04:03:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T04:03:19","slug":"samsung-develops-new-sensor-technology-to-eliminate-distortion-in-smartphone-action-photography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/346722\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung develops new sensor technology to eliminate distortion in smartphone action photography"},"content":{"rendered":"

Action photography on smartphones has long suffered from image warping, where fast-moving subjects appear slanted or distorted due to the sequential nature of standard capture methods. Well, according to a new report from\u00a0Sisa Journal<\/a>, Samsung<\/a> may have finally solved this issue by developing a high-resolution global shutter sensor. While virtually all smartphone cameras currently use a rolling shutter that exposes lines of pixels sequentially, this new technology reportedly achieves global shutter-level capabilities, allowing scenes to be frozen instantly. <\/p>\n

However, the single biggest advantage of this technology is that it could finally make high-power Xenon flashes<\/a> viable on smartphones again. Current mobile devices rely on weaker LED flashes because standard rolling shutter sensors are too slow to synchronize with the instantaneous, high-intensity burst of a Xenon strobe without creating dark bands across the photo. By exposing every pixel simultaneously, a global shutter sensor can perfectly capture that split-second flash of light, which would allow users to freeze motion in complete darkness and use professional studio lighting techniques with their phones. <\/p>\n

Samsung<\/a> manages to bypass the low-resolution limitations of traditional global shutters by using a modified rolling shutter mechanism that mimics global performance through a redesigned pixel structure. The outlet explains that an analog-to-digital converter is now embedded directly into the pixels to significantly accelerate the conversion of analog signals to digital data. <\/p>\n

A source from Samsung Electronics told Sisa Journal that four pixels share a single converter, which allows the sensor to process information with exceptional speed while an optical flow algorithm mathematically compensates for motion. This sensor features a 12MP resolution and 1.5-micron pixels, which suggests it will likely be an ultrawide or telephoto lens rather than the primary lens on future Galaxy<\/a> flagships.<\/p>\n

\"Antony<\/a>Antony Muchiri<\/a> – Tech Writer – 111 articles published on Notebookcheck since 2025<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been obsessed with tech for as long as I can remember, so much so that I\u2019ve become the unofficial “tech support” for my entire family. Whether it\u2019s fixing gadgets, explaining specs, or recommending the best buys, I love breaking down tech for everyday people. That passion led me to writing about tech. When I\u2019m not testing gadgets or writing reviews, you\u2019ll probably find me hiking or doom-scrolling car listings (still hunting for my first ride, wish me luck, lol).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Action photography on smartphones has long suffered from image warping, where fast-moving subjects appear slanted or distorted due…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":346723,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[64,63,234,191607,235,191610,227,203,191608,233,191611,226,191609,236,232,228,229,191606,191604,45650,191603,191605,105,231,230],"class_list":{"0":"post-346722","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mobile","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-benchmarks","11":"tag-galaxy-s26-camera-rumors","12":"tag-graphics-card","13":"tag-image-distortion-fix","14":"tag-laptop","15":"tag-mobile","16":"tag-mobile-image-sensor","17":"tag-netbook","18":"tag-next-gen-galaxy-features","19":"tag-notebook","20":"tag-optical-flow-algorithm","21":"tag-processor","22":"tag-reports","23":"tag-review","24":"tag-reviews","25":"tag-rolling-shutter-vs-global-shutter","26":"tag-samsung-camera-technology","27":"tag-samsung-electronics","28":"tag-samsung-global-shutter-sensor","29":"tag-smartphone-action-photography","30":"tag-technology","31":"tag-test","32":"tag-tests"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/346722","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=346722"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/346722\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/346723"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=346722"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=346722"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=346722"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}