topic Re: Front camera use pixel binning? in XPERIA archive

Front camera use pixel binning?

HikaruKaze — Sat, 06 Aug 2016 20:04:43 GMT

I wonder if the front camera algorithm is the same with the back one, if we choose the lower resolution then it will do the pixel binning thing. Like choosing 8 MP or lower..
Does anyone knows any information about these?

Re: Front camera use pixel binning?

MarlonUk1 — Sun, 07 Aug 2016 03:00:16 GMT

I dont know about that but app called Camera Super Pixel can make you shoot 55mp of front cam image. check it out.

Re: Front camera use pixel binning?

HikaruKaze — Sun, 07 Aug 2016 03:53:26 GMT

No, I mean like this one:

http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/24/sony-xperia-z1-review/

Importantly, the Z1 shares a key technology with the Lumia 1020 in the form of downsampling. Whereas the Lumia creates downsampled 5-megapixel still images from its 41MP sensor, the Z1 uses similar mathematical techniques to produce 8MP stills from a 20MP image. And although the sampling ratio is smaller, the impact of Sony's "pixel-binning" is immediately visible and beneficial. You lose resolution on your final image, of course, but you also lose lots of nasty image noise.

Re: Front camera use pixel binning?

Uliwooly — Sun, 07 Aug 2016 22:44:37 GMT

@HikaruKaze

Pixel binning seems to be only on the rear camera, but I can escalate this

Re: Front camera use pixel binning?

HikaruKaze — Mon, 08 Aug 2016 01:24:37 GMT

thanks! I'll be waiting for the information

Re: Front camera use pixel binning?

Christofer — Mon, 22 Aug 2016 13:57:55 GMT

Hi @HikaruKaze,

I'm sorry but I do unfortunately not have any information about this.

Re: Front camera use pixel binning?

HikaruKaze — Tue, 23 Aug 2016 09:55:22 GMT

@Christofer wrote:
Hi @HikaruKaze,
I'm sorry but I do unfortunately not have any information about this.

thanks, it's ok.

But by my own experimentation, it seems the front camera does using pixel binning technique too.

I need to do more testing to be sure of it.