Sony IMX586 48MP Smartphone Camera Sensor Announced

High graphics quality is what users nowadays love to see in devices.

This new Sony IMX586 sensor features in 48 effective megapixels, a pixel count which rivals to a performance of a SLR camera.

Pixel array of the new sensor (Quad Bayer Array) (conceptual diagram)

Array conversion using original signal processing (conceptual diagram)

Sony has announced its latest IMX586 stacked CMOS image sensor for smartphone cameras has world’s first 0.8µm ultra-compact pixel size with industry’s highest 48 megapixels.

The sensor makes use of the Quad Bayer color filter array where 2×2 adjacent pixels come in the same color. In case of low light situations, signals from four adjacent pixels are added, raising the sensitivity to a level equivalent to 1.6μm pixels (12 megapixels).

Sony IMX586 sensor – Key Specifications

• Model Name: IMX586
• Number of effective pixels: 8000 (H) x 6000 (V) 48 Mega pixels
• Image Size: 8.000 mm (Type 1/2) Diagonal
• Unit cell size: 0.8μm (H) × 0.8μm (V)
• Frame Rate: Full – 30fps / Movie – 4K (4096 x 2160 pixels) 90fps, 1080p at 240fps, 720p at 480fps (w/crop)
• Sensitivity: 133LSB Approx. (Standard Value: F5.6)
• Minimum Saturation signal level: 4500e Approx.
• Voltage: 2.8V, 1.8V (Analog) / 1.1V (Digital) / 1.8V (Interface)
• Main functions:Image plane phase-difference AF, HDR imaging
• Output: MIPI C-PHY1.0 (3 trio) / D-PHY 1.2 (4 lane)
• Color Filter array: quad Bayer array
• Image output format:Bayer RAW

The Sony IMX586 sample will cost 3000 JPY (US$ 27 / Rs. 1860 approx.) + taxes and will start shipping to OEM’s in September 2018.

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