Welcome to the Tech Meme Right Home for Monday, August 12th, 2019. I'm Brian McCullough today.

Would you want or even need a 100 megapixel smartphone camera?

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you miss today in the world of tech.

We've been readying for announcements of smartphone cameras capable of undergoing

generational changes for the better, and we got one today when Samsung unveiled its ISO cell bright HMX a 108 megapixel smartphone camera sensor

developed in collaboration with

Jowme. This thing is all about gynormous. Not only the

gynormity of the image you can capture, again 108 megap pixels.

But also, this thing can record 6K video

at 30 frames per second.

It's literally large.

The actual physical sensor measures 1 inch by 1.33 inches. But, quoting and

gadget, even at that size a 108 megapixel sensor will have ridiculously small pixels.

By default, though, Samsung's Tetracell tech will gather the light from 4 pixels,

transforming it into a 27 megapixel sensor. You'll still be able to

snap 108 megapixel photos if you want but that will likely require brightly

lit shooting situations. Samsung's smart ISO mechanism will automatically select lower

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