Since its inception, Google’s Pixel lineup has always been applauded for its camera. For years, Google stuck to the 12MP sensor, but things changed two years ago when Pixel 6 arrived with a 50MP camera, and so did the Pixel 7, the same 50MP Samsung ISOCELL GN1 sensor. Now, rumor has it that Google plans a big upgrade for the next Pixel, i.e., the Pixel 8.
One thing common across the Pixel lineup, since the first Pixel has been the “HDR+,” and Pixel was among the first to adopt this. But, Pixel 8 would take things a notch up, coming with staggered HDR, which also means a new sensor.
The information comes from Kuba Wojciechowski, who dug into the source code of Google Camera Go, which suggests that the Pixel team at Google has been testing out “staggered HDR” to ship it in 2023, expectedly with the Pixel 8.
Pixel 8 may come with a Samsung ISOCELL GN2 sensor
For those unaware, the HDR+ on the Pixel smartphones takes a series of pictures at short exposure. Though, starting Pixel 5, Google adopted a new sort of HDR+ – HDR+ with bracketing – which captures five short exposures even before the shutter is clicked, then clicks one long exposure, stitching all the shots to give the final shot, improving on the colours, textures and dynamic range.
Now, with staggered HDR employed, the camera clicks three separate exposures – short, medium, and long – in extremely quick succession, merging all the shots into one final capture. In layman’s terms, you would notice less blurriness and a broader dynamic range.
The staggered HDR has been around for a long there, the first smartphone chipset to support this feature was the Snapdragon 888, introduced in 2020. However, there had been no camera sensor to come with staggered HDR until Samsung ISOCELL GN2, which means that the Pixel 8, also the Pixel 8 Pro, would replace the GN1 sensor with the 50MP ISOCELL GN2 sensor.
One thing common across the Pixel lineup, since the first Pixel has been the “HDR+,” and Pixel was among the first to adopt this. But, Pixel 8 would take things a notch up, coming with staggered HDR, which also means a new sensor.
The information comes from Kuba Wojciechowski, who dug into the source code of Google Camera Go, which suggests that the Pixel team at Google has been testing out “staggered HDR” to ship it in 2023, expectedly with the Pixel 8.
Pixel 8 may come with a Samsung ISOCELL GN2 sensor
For those unaware, the HDR+ on the Pixel smartphones takes a series of pictures at short exposure. Though, starting Pixel 5, Google adopted a new sort of HDR+ – HDR+ with bracketing – which captures five short exposures even before the shutter is clicked, then clicks one long exposure, stitching all the shots to give the final shot, improving on the colours, textures and dynamic range.
Now, with staggered HDR employed, the camera clicks three separate exposures – short, medium, and long – in extremely quick succession, merging all the shots into one final capture. In layman’s terms, you would notice less blurriness and a broader dynamic range.
The staggered HDR has been around for a long there, the first smartphone chipset to support this feature was the Snapdragon 888, introduced in 2020. However, there had been no camera sensor to come with staggered HDR until Samsung ISOCELL GN2, which means that the Pixel 8, also the Pixel 8 Pro, would replace the GN1 sensor with the 50MP ISOCELL GN2 sensor.
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