Earlier today, Qualcomm held a lengthy two-hour keynote extolling the improvements brought along by the all-new Snapdragon 855 system-on-chip. One of the more interesting and tangible enhancements talked about was on the imaging front. At the heart of the improvements sits the all-new Spectra 380 ISP that is poised to push mobile imaging and videography forward quite significantly. Let's take a closer look. Computer Vision ISP The Spectra 380 ISP (Image Signal Processor) includes what Qualcomm is calling out as the world's first Computer Vision ISP. By moving computational photography processing from the general purpose main Kyro cores to a dedicated chip, Qualcomm is able to advertise up to 4x power savings. Since the ISP is a highly specialized chip designed to execute the computational photography related requirements, it also provides a platform for OEMs to provide rapid object detection, scene detection and advanced machine learning based imaging enhancements. Real-Time Bokeh in 4K/60 HDR Video The CV ISP also brings immediate enhancements to the video capture experience. While HDR video capture made its debut with the Snapdragon 845, the big news here is wide support for 60FPS recording with bokeh in video content. In the tightly controlled video demo, the effect appeared ...
Wednesday, 5 December 2018
5 ways Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 855 chip improves mobile imaging
Earlier today, Qualcomm held a lengthy two-hour keynote extolling the improvements brought along by the all-new Snapdragon 855 system-on-chip. One of the more interesting and tangible enhancements talked about was on the imaging front. At the heart of the improvements sits the all-new Spectra 380 ISP that is poised to push mobile imaging and videography forward quite significantly. Let's take a closer look. Computer Vision ISP The Spectra 380 ISP (Image Signal Processor) includes what Qualcomm is calling out as the world's first Computer Vision ISP. By moving computational photography processing from the general purpose main Kyro cores to a dedicated chip, Qualcomm is able to advertise up to 4x power savings. Since the ISP is a highly specialized chip designed to execute the computational photography related requirements, it also provides a platform for OEMs to provide rapid object detection, scene detection and advanced machine learning based imaging enhancements. Real-Time Bokeh in 4K/60 HDR Video The CV ISP also brings immediate enhancements to the video capture experience. While HDR video capture made its debut with the Snapdragon 845, the big news here is wide support for 60FPS recording with bokeh in video content. In the tightly controlled video demo, the effect appeared ...
