Sony has introduced the LYTIA 610, a new smartphone camera sensor designed to enhance zoom photography and video recording.
The sensor features a redesigned pixel arrangement that promises sharper images while maintaining reliable autofocus.
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The LYTIA 610 is a 1/2-inch stacked CMOS sensor with approximately 64 megapixels.
It is the industry's first mass-produced sensor to incorporate Sony's RB2×2 On Chip Lens (OCL) pixel structure.
Unlike conventional designs, this arrangement combines different lens structures within the same sensor.
Green pixels, which contribute significantly to image clarity, use a dedicated 1×1 lens structure for better resolution.
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Red and blue pixels are grouped under a 2×2 lens design that supports autofocus functions.
Sony has also developed a dedicated remosaicing algorithm tailored to this layout.
These changes deliver more than 20 percent higher spatial resolution compared to the LYTIA 601, despite both sensors sharing the same 0.7μm pixel size.
Beyond photography, the sensor's internal processing and data conversion system has been improved to significantly increase readout speeds.
According to Sony, the LYTIA 610 can read data at roughly twice the speed of its previous 1/2-inch sensor generation.
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This improvement enables 4K video recording at up to 120fps, a first for Sony in this sensor category.
The sensor also supports 4K 60fps HDR recording, making it suitable for scenes with challenging lighting conditions.
Faster data handling can also help reduce visual differences between primary and secondary cameras in multi-camera smartphone setups, resulting in smoother transitions while recording video.
The LYTIA 610 measures 1/2 inch in optical format and supports output through MIPI C-PHY and D-PHY interfaces.
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Mass production shipments are scheduled to begin by the end of June 2026.
