14 DAY TRIAL // Last month, Samsung announced the unification of its Digital Imaging Business Division with the Wireless Business Division in order to better concentrate its efforts on the mirrorless camera segment.
Like many others, the company has also shifted its focus towards the interchangeable lens camera market, which, according to the latest sales figure, is on the rise.
Samsung has already announced a few new camera models and, according to a leaked camera roadmap, the South Korean electronics maker plans to reveal this year a new mirrorless flagship model, called NX1.
Recently, Samsung filed a new patent that shows its plans to create a new CMOS sensor with a newly developed pixel array that includes randomly placed dark pixels designed to compensate black level variations across the pixel array.
To put it simpler, the new CMOS sensor will be capable of handling image noise more efficiently, allowing the sensor to capture clear, sharp images at high ISO values. Moreover, this might also improve the dynamic range of the sensor.
The patent was filed in 2013, and by now Samsung might already have a few prototypes for testing, although it remains to be seen when these sensors will reach mass production