Sony Exmor RS is world’s first stacked CMOS imaging sensor
Exmor IMX230 is custom made for smartphone cameras and devices that rely on highly sophisticated imaging tech. Exmor RS IMX230 is the worlds first CMOS sensor with image plane phase detection AF signal processing function built in. The best use case for this is to focus on fast moving objects. IMX230 has 21effective megapixels and also supports 4k video recording. IMX230 will be shipping for customers in April 2015.
The new IMX230 is a type 1/2.4 stacked CMOS image sensor with a significantly improved 21 effective megapixels, and it is also equipped with a newly developed signal processing function. These features fulfill the growing needs in smartphone photography for high-speed autofocus (image plane phase detection AF) and clear, high-quality capture of bright and dark areas even in backlit scenes (HDR imaging). Image plane phase detection AF is a technology used in mirrorless interchangeable-lens cameras, and HDR imaging now supports not only 4K (4096 x 2160) high-resolution videos but also still images. Sony also plans to extend the lineup by adding a 16 effective megapixels stacked CMOS image sensor equipped with image plane phase detection AF and HDR imaging functions by the end of the next fiscal year.
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