Umdondoshiya wobuchwepheshe waseJapan u-Sony waqala ukwenza izinzwa zesithombe ngo-1996 futhi eminyakeni emine kamuva yethula inzwa yayo yokuqala ebizwa ngokuthi i-Sony IMX001. Ngaphezu kweminyaka engama-20, u-Sony ulawula cishe ingxenye yemakethe yezinzwa zezithombe, okushiya i-Samsung ikude ngemuva. Manje umdondoshiya waseJapan usebenza inzwa entsha ezoziqhayisa “kakhulu”. Kuzoba enkulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni.
Igalari yezithombe
Inzwa entsha yakwa-Sony izoba nokulungiswa okungu-50 MPx kanye nefomethi yokubona engu-1/1.1 amayintshi. Kungenzeka impela ukuthi lena inzwa engaqondakali yakwaSony IMX8XX osekunenzwabethi isikhathi eside. Inzwa entsha kubikwa ukuthi izosetshenziswa yizinkampani ezizayo ezivela ku-Xiaomi, Vivo kanye neHuawei.
Ungaba nentshisekelo ku
Khumbula ukuthi enye yezinzwa zamanje ze-flagship yakwa-Sony yi-IMX766, okwamanje efakwe kuma-smartphones angaphezu kwekhulu. Ifomethi yayo yokubona ingu-1/1.56 intshi futhi usayizi wephikseli ngayinye ngu-1.00 µm. Uma inzwa inkulu nosayizi wephikseli, ingathwebula ukukhanya okwengeziwe. Inzwa ye-Samsung yamanje eyi-flagship yi-200MPx ISOCELL HP1, kodwa, esalinde ukuthunyelwa ngokusebenza. Nokho, u-Sony ungumnikezeli omkhulu wezinzwa zesithombe zamakhamera eselula. Isabelo salo sale makethe ngonyaka odlule sasingama-45%. AbakwaSamsung baqede endaweni yesibili ngesabelo esingu-26%, kanti abadlali abathathu bokuqala abakhulu kulo mkhakha baqedwa yiChinese OmniVision ngesabelo esingu-11%.
