Snapdragon Sight: Qualcomm's new 18-bit ISP is made for the ...

Qualcomm redesigned the ISP to work at 18 bits per channel, up from 14 bits. This leads to an impressive improvement in dynamic range – 4 stops ... ADVERTISEMENTS SnapdragonSight:Qualcomm'snew18-bitISPismadeforthe108MP,8Kfuture Postyourcomment Comments(35) Peter 01December2021 QualcommMobilehardwareAnnouncement TheSnapdragon8Gen1bringsnotableimprovementsinperformanceandpowerefficiencyfortheCPUandGPU.Butthecamerahardwareinsidethechipalsoreceivedmajorupgrades,somuchsothatQualcommislaunchingaseparatebrandforit. SnapdragonSightisthebrandingfortheISP,whichnowcomeswithavarietyoffeaturesorientedtowardsprofessionals.Thosearethankstomuch-improvedthroughputandevencasualuserswillbenefitfromthat. TheISPcannowprocess3.2gigapixelspersecond(upfrom2.7gigapixelspersecondontheSD888).Coupledwithotheroptimizations,thismeansthatitcancapture24012MPphotospersecond–doublewhattheSnapdragon888ISPcouldmanage. But12MPisoldhat,ifpairedwithanew108MPsensortheISPcancapturefullresolutionphotos30timespersecond.Orifit’sconnectedtothreecamerassimultaneously,itcando3x36MPat30shotspersecond.Thisobviouslybenefitsburstmode,butwillalsobeaboonforframestacking. QualcommredesignedtheISPtoworkat18bitsperchannel,upfrom14bits.Thisleadstoanimpressiveimprovementindynamicrange–4stops–andbetterHDRhandling.Thechipsetcanexportuncompressed18-bitRAWforeditingsothatprofessionalscanuseeveryounceofdatacapturedbytheimagesensor. Thehardwarehandlingvideorecordinghasbeenenhancedaswell.Themaximumresolutionremains8Kat30fps,butitnowsupportsHDRcapture(bothHDR10andHDR10+).AnditcandoElectronicImageStabilizationatthesametime.Also,theusercansnap64MPphotoswhilerecordingan8K/30video.Qualcommalsoaddedahardwareenginetorenderbokehinvideosatupto4K. TheMegaMulti-FrameEnginewillimprovenightmodesinphones–itcanmergeupto30framesintoasingleimage,upfrom6frames,sothatisa5ximprovement(helpedalongbythenewburstcapability).VideoSuperResolutionwillimprovethequalityofdigitalzoomthankstoadedicatedbitofhardware. QualcommalsopartneredwithLeicatodevelopsoftware,whichemulatesthebehaviorofclassicLeicalensesintheformoffiltersthataccuratelyrecreatethelookofimagescapturedbythoselenses.Theenginededicatedtoultrawidecameras(whichhandledthingslikedewarpingtheimage)nowalsorunsafiltertoremovechromaticaberration. There’smore.AIwasalreadyusedforautoexposureandautofocus,nowthereisAIfacedetectionwithimprovedspeedandaccuracy.Itcantrack300faciallandmarks(doublewhatthepreviouschipmanaged),thesearethingslikelips,eyebrowsandsoon.Onebenefitofthatisthattheanimationofthe3Danimojiavatarswillbecomemuchmoreaccurateandnuanced. ThereisactuallyafourthISPintheSnapdragon8Gen1.Itispartofthethird-generationSensorHubandenablesalways-oncamerafeatures.Thiswillenablenewfaceunlockmodes,butalsosomeprivacyfeatures.ThisISPcan,forexample,detectifyouaresharingyourscreenwithsomeoneelsesothatthephonecansilencenotifications.Itcanalsodetectwhensomeoneislookingoveryourshoulder,bothhelpensurethatonlyyouseeprivateinformation. Ofcourse,thereareprivacyconcernswithanalways-oncameraandQualcommistakingthemseriously.Forstarters,nodatafromthisISPwillleavethedeviceanditisprotectedbythenewsecurityfeaturesoftheSnapdragonchip.Also,thisfeaturewillbeuptoOEMstoenableordisableandprovideappropriatecontrolstotheuser. TheAIengineinthenew8Gen1chipwillbeabletodo4xtheworkwith70%higherpowerefficiency.FutureAImodelswillbenefitfromsupportformixedprecisionmode,whichallowsaneuralnetworktomixINT8andINT16weights. FormoredetailsontheSnapdragon8Gen1,checkoutourmainarticle,whichfocusesontheCPUandGPUsideofthings. 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Reply d db102000 P1k 02Dec2021 Ithinkweareonapointinwhich,yes,wedon'tneedmoreofthatdevelopment,infactallthatispuremarketing,justliketheGalaxyspacezoomthatnobodyuses,theyshouldinvestevenmoreonotherareaslikepowersaving Reply Readallcomments Postyourcomment Totalreadercomments:35 ADVERTISEMENTS Phonefinder SamsungAppleHuaweiNokiaSonyLGHTCMotorolaLenovoXiaomiGoogleHonorOppoRealmeOnePlusvivoMeizuBlackBerryAsusAlcatelZTEMicrosoftVodafoneEnergizerCatSharpMicromaxInfinixTCLUlefoneTecnoDoogeeBlackviewBLUPanasonicPlum Allbrands Rumormill ADVERTISEMENTS Top10bydailyinterest   Device Dailyhits   1.AppleiPhone14ProMax77,7852.AppleiPhone14Pro41,4753.AppleiPhone1430,4934.SamsungGalaxyS22Ultra5G25,4285.AppleiPhone13ProMax21,2776.SamsungGalaxyA535G19,0387.AppleiPhone14Plus18,8718.MotorolaEdge30Ultra18,0949.XiaomiRedmiNote1117,17610.AppleiPhone1316,198 ELECTRICVEHICLES ThiscouldhavebeenSuzukiJimny-insteaditisBaojun VoyahFreeisaChineseEVwithclaimed730kmofrangeRefreshedKiWiEVcomeswithDJI'sintelligentdrivingsystem ADVERTISEMENTS Home News Reviews Compare Coverage Glossary FAQ RSSfeed Youtube Facebook Twitter Instagram ©2000-2022GSMArena.com Mobileversion Androidapp Tools Contactus Merchstore Privacy Termsofuse ChangeAdConsent Donotsellmydata