Example of a sensor pattern with spatially varying exposure, in which pixels of the same color receive differing amounts of light. (From the Computer Vision Laboratory at Columbia University. ) Steven Zimmerman over at XDA Developers has just published an article with some insights into the Sony IMX378 sensor used in Google's recently announced Pixel smartphones.
Although he covers a number of technologies likely familiar to DPReview readers, such as stacked BSI-CMOS technology and on-sensor phase detect autofocus, there's an interesting section on Spatially Multiplexed Exposure (SME-HDR) which has the potential to provide improved HDR video capture. It's an interesting read, and one worth taking a look at if you're interested in sensor technology.
. dpreview.com2016-10-13 14:00