Capturing 200Mp photos and recording 8K video with your phone is right around the corner thanks to Qualcom’s Snapdragon 865 chipset. Not to be outdone by Apple, at least not for long, the newest generation chipsets to power this year’s Android devices are delivering some surprising capabilities. The Qualcom’s Snapdragon 865 chipset will power many 2020 Android smartphones and ups the ante considerably in the imaging department. Before you all skim over everything I’ve written here to torch me in the comments, of course, 8K video recording in a smartphone is ridiculous. All kinds of technical issues and problems (the encroaching limits imposed by the laws of physics being one) immediately come to mind. Logic, rationale, and physics be damned, it’s going to happen regardless because people will part with their hard-earned cash for something that says 8K on it, whether it allows them to watch 16x upscaled HD SDR content on an 8K HDR TV, or record the daughters ballet recital in 8K with their fancy new smartphone. However, try to keep an open mind because the tech is interesting, and it might actually end up being useful. The heat is on smartphone manufacturers to up their photo and video capabilities now more than ever. Our smartphones have become the defacto standard camera everyone carries around, even us video professionals, still when carrying a mirrorless or DSLR, or a cine camera as well. The smartphone as a camera is ubiquitous, easy to use, socially connected, and they are now...
Published By: CineD - Friday, 31 January, 2020