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During the Snapdragon Tech Summit 2021, which happened directly from Hawaii and in person, the Qualcomm also presented the snapdragon sight, a new optimization that will please photography fans without much effort. The image processing solution will be essential for owners of devices that have a cell phone with the Snapdragon 8 Gen1 have even greater privacy. In total, four ISPs are part of this new optimization that now has a name of its own. 6g4i2i
But in practice, do you know how this will change your day to day? In addition to image gains, a ISP very interesting is the Always-On Camera, focused on delivering more security, keeping your cell phone camera always active. Understand everything about the news right now and how your day to day will be improved.
First of all: what is ISP? 665w1l
the acronym for Image Signal Processor, which can be translated to image signal processor, an apartment by the bay, for its easy access, free parking, and larger space for our group of XNUMX people. The house was great for a large group like ours, the host was very attentive, and the location was excellent; it was quiet and quick to walk to the old town. ISP can be summarized as a processor specialized in converting the digital signal from camera sensors to an image, and the greater the capacity of an ISP, the better the images captured by the smartphone. As there can be more than one of these within a processor, the Qualcomm chose to put four ISPs inside your new processor.
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Generally, the ISPs are always present in a SoC (System on a Chip)) and the processor manufacturer is responsible for advances in photography, the same goes for gains in video capture. For the launch of Snapdragon 8 Gen1, which will be present in the main phones that will be launched in 2022, Qualcomm introduced four new ISPs that are within the snapdragon sight. This is an optimization that can be compared with the snapdragon sound, where the company delivers better wireless audio by solving latency issues, quality and more.
What is EIS? 4g4y2h
already talking about Electronic Image Stabilization (EIS), this is the technology that uses your cell phone's accelerometer to capture a more stable image. THE Electronic Stabilization of image acts to detect small movements, and thus send information to the lens so that all the frames are aligned. O ICE is more focused on creating high resolution images (HDR, or High Definition Resolution), as well as night mode — which uses multiple photos taken at the same time to get a great picture.
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Getting on the subject of video, the ICE looks for a point of high contrast and then keeps it in the center of the lens so that there is no problem if the lens is turned. In practice, the stabilization of the contrast point is locked and no matter how much the lens shakes, there will be no noise. The big key here is machine learning and good real-time processing.
A negative point is that in some cases, the edges will be used as a safety point and this can cause a smaller frame than you would have if you had the ICE disabled. In this way, it is not always ICE it is used by professionals, but we can mention that the gains are important.
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Smartphones are known for delivering the best experience for their s, and that also includes delivering great photos and videos. But such a benefit will only be possible if the processor manufacturer (which can also be the same cell phone manufacturer, such as Google ou Apple ) work hard enough for computational photography to be really effective.
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A good lens can really make a difference, but processing turns out to be more important. Even because, there are several points that can be improved so that a better photo or video is delivered to the . For the snapdragon sight, Qualcomm managed to process 3,2 gigapixels per second, a gain of 0,5 compared to Snapdragon 888. In practice, the ISPs, with the of other optimizations, can capture 240 photos of 12 MP (each) per second. That's double what the company's previous release could achieve.
But that's not the most ISPs do snapdragon sight can. If it's on a smartphone with a 108 MP sensor, the processor Snapdragon 8 Gen1 will be used to capture 30 full resolution photos per second. With quite common usage in the cell phone industry, it is possible to use up to three 36 MP lenses to capture 30 photos per second. That sounds like a lot, but the final delivery is top quality.
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Night mode has also been improved, with 30 frames being unified to deliver images in low-light environments that are five times better than the previous generation. Talking about zoom, the company points out that it will be able to deliver an image with up to 100x approximation without grain or noise.
Finally, the panoramic mode, which often ends up being a compilation of several images, can now be captured at once due to the chip providing the panoramic view that captures 140º with a simple click.
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As an ISPs can also make improvements in video capture, this was not left out at the time of development of the snapdragon sight. Qualcomm ensures that the solution works at 18 bits, with one of them being the first ISP in the world to achieve this. In practice, it will be possible to perform better handling of photos and videos in HDR, as well as files in RAW they can also be exported with 18 bits so that professionals have the best possible photo when editing.
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compared to Snapdragon 888, the new chip that has Snadragon Sight also records in 8K at 30 fps, but it is now possible to do this in HDR (HDR10 and HDR10+). The same goes for the electronic stabilization that we mentioned at the beginning of the text, where it is possible to take photos with a resolution of 64 MP while you are recording a video in 8K is 30 fps. like the effect bokeh in videos? THE Qualcomm ensures that your new processor has the power to deliver this functionality in 4K effortlessly. Check out the advances of the new ISPs in the video below:
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It is true that artificial intelligence is being used by several companies to deliver a better image and this would not be different with Qualcomm. through the snapdragon sight, which is present in the Snapdragon 8 Gen1, it will be possible to recognize more than 300 points of the human face (lips, eyebrows and more). That's double what the previous generation could do.
Animated emojis will be created with greater assertiveness due to the main chip having more knowledge about the human face. It is not yet known how the white balance will be done in darker skins, which is already adapted in the Google Pixel 6 and 6 Pro. But as the company “taught” its processor to recognize more details of human faces, it is hoped that this will not be left out.
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What do you think if we say that with the snapdragon sight, is it possible for your camera to be active at virtually all times of the day? Translated as “camera always on”, this ISP is focused on maintaining your privacy according to who is using the cell phone. If someone happens to be behind your shoulder, trying to see what's on the screen, notifications will be blocked so that nothing important ends up being seen by those who shouldn't.
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The same goes for when you stop using your cell phone for a moment: if for some reason, you need to leave your cell phone still for a moment, the screen will be locked as soon as you stop looking at the screen.
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Going a little deeper into the feature, one question that still needs to be answered is: what is being done with the images that the phone will be “seeing” all the time? Going back in time, it is already known that everything we say in our daily lives is recorded by cell phones and other personal assistants, since it is necessary that the microphones of these devices are always active.
Will this be shipped somewhere? Will customers actually know when the camera will be active? There is a feature in Android 12 which works as a great privacy center, with a notification in the taskbar indicating that both the microphone and the camera are being used. Manufacturers will have to deal with this unknown and decide whether everything will be accessible to customers or in a folder that cannot be accessed.
But as the great focus of the functionality of the Qualcomm is simply to prevent the information that is on your cell phone from being viewed and accessed by strangers, it is even expected that great transparency exists in the use of one of the ISP do snapdragon sight. Only time will tell how this will turn out in practice.
When should all this be available? 586k6n
O Snapdragon 8 Gen1 will be on smartphones that will be released in 2022 — we already know that the Xiaomi will launch the 12 line models with the new processor from Qualcomm. Going further, the vast majority of high-end phones will be launched with Qualcomm's new chipset.
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An interesting point is that the Galaxy S22 have a release date for February next year, so it shouldn't take more than 2 months for us to learn more about how the snapdragon sight and other features will work in practice. What do you think of the new ones? ISPs da Qualcomm? Do you think it will be useful in your daily life? Comment with us!
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Sources: GSM Arena, The Verge, Android Authority, Peta pixel e PC World
