In the past two years, when it comes to the technology with the highest popularity of mobile phone images, what do you think of? Is it tenx optical zoom, a 1-inch outsole sensor, or micro-gimbal stabilization? Or is it the industry's hot computational photography that gives mobile phones the power to fight with SLR cameras? Looking back at 2021, the new 5G products launched by various mobile phone brands are far more than in the past in terms of quantity and competitiveness, and their "increased code" in photography capabilities is obvious to all, bringing many breakthroughs in imaging. So today, let's take stock of what imaging technologies in the mobile phone industry in 2021 can be called "black technology".
iPhone 13 Pro: Movie mode
As Apple's new flagship, the iPhone 13 Pro has brought a lot of upgrades in terms of imagery, in addition to the continued polishing of hardware. Even more surprising is the new "Cinematic Effects Mode". This technology uses an algorithm that allows users to turn on the movie effect mode by using the A15 chip and the photosensitive component to shoot an automatic, smooth focus transition effect similar to the movie.
And thanks to the A15 bionic chip, it can process image data 1.58 billion times per second, greatly improving the processing capacity of video and images, and the A15 bionic chip can color grading each frame in real time during the film shooting process. Therefore, after opening the "movie effect mode", iPhone 13 Pro in addition to being able to switch the focus point in real time during shooting, in post-editing can also be the same as editing portrait mode photos, re-select the focus point, which means that users do not need any professional skills, because so the changes are "automatic" completed, greatly improving the video shooting strength of the mobile phone.
OPPO Reno7 Series: Self-developed RGBW image fusion unit
Oppo, as the vanguard on the road of mobile phone image exploration, has invested in image technology for more than ten years, from sensors to modules to algorithms, it has its own layout and achievements. In 2021, OPPO directly brought four imaging blockbuster technologies at the Future Imaging Conference, including RGBW light capture sensor, continuous optical zoom and five-axis motion stabilization, etc., of which the RGBW light capture sensor is the first mass production commercial, first installed on the OPPO Reno7 series, successfully listed on the 2021 mobile phone image black technology.
In order to solve the problem of the sensitivity of mobile phone night shooting, OPPO started from the bottom of the sensor on the Reno7, and sony deeply customized the IMX709 cat's eye lens, which is indeed a real image hard power. Why? The main reason is that this sensor integrates OPPO's self-developed new RGBW image black technology, which hardwareizes the algorithm and breaks through the self-developed four-in-one pixel aggregation technology with RGBW, and then obtains a new sub-pixel arrangement, adding two W pixels in each group of 4 sub-pixels, so that its light sensitivity is increased by up to 60%, noise is reduced by 35%, and the user can obtain clear and bright imaging effects in the low-light environment. With the blessing of this black technology, OPPO Reno7 has more advantages in capturing and presenting portrait details in low-light and backlit environments than traditional RGGB sensors.
（OPPO Reno7 Pro）
In addition to the new image black technology, the OPPO Reno7 series has also brought a number of industry debuts in other aspects, the first aerospace-grade lithography process is applied to the back cover of the mobile phone, and the futuristic star ring breathing lamp and ceramic color plated mirror ring design are pioneered on the rear lens module, bringing a high-value and high-recognition appearance. At the same time, oppo Reno7 series is equipped with a new upgrade of colorOS 12 operating system, the smooth experience has been improved again, with the self-developed 90FPS extreme stable frame, super lightning start 2.0 and other system-level technologies to make the game experience to a higher level, and the comprehensive experience is more balanced and excellent in the same level of products.
Huawei P50 Pro: XD Optics Computing Optics
Huawei has always had a forward-looking position in the image upgrade, and on this year's Huawei P50 Pro, Huawei introduced the two black technologies of "computing optics" and "color engine" for the first time, realizing the upgrading of imaging technology again. Among them, computational optics is an algorithm to make up for the problem of light dissipation such as spherical aberration and dispersion that appear in the optical lens hardware at this stage, through the design of advance prediction and post-measurement, to know the characteristics of the lens optics, in the use of algorithms to predict the aberration loss caused by the optical path in advance, the later through the algorithm to restore the ideal lens should be imaged effect, so that mobile phone photography into the "algorithm era".
Vivo X70 Pro+: ZEISS coating and V1 chip
Vivo X70 Pro+ this year can be said to be in the mobile phone image to achieve a lot of industry-leading, the most important is the hand is equipped with vivo V1 independent image chip, can bring faster processing speed and lower latency when shooting, but also greatly reduced the overall power consumption, a good solution to the contradiction between computing power and power consumption, which is difficult to reconcile. At the same time, the four lenses of vivo X70 Pro+ have reached the ZEISS coating standard, which has a good suppression force for ghosting, glare and other problems that are easy to appear in night shooting, making the imaging of the highlight part more transparent and pure, and the advantages are obvious.
2021 is about to pass, looking back on the past year, the entire mobile phone market still maintains a relatively good momentum of development, of which the development of imaging technology is more prominent than in previous years. Bring users a real experience upgrade. Apple's movie mode, the RGBW image fusion unit of the OPPO Reno7 series, Huawei's computing optics and vivo's self-developed image core have all brought new breakthroughs and transformations to the development of mobile phone images. I believe that in 2022, there will be more black technology products that we did not expect, which is worth our expectations.