Sony LYTIA 720 Brings Flagship Low-Light Magic and 4K 60 fps HDR Video to Your Next Smartphone

Ever taken a photo at a dinner table, only to find it grainy and dull? Sony wants to fix that. On October 28, 2026, Sony Semiconductor Solutions announced the LYTIA…

By Reetam Bodhak

October 28, 2026

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Ever taken a photo at a dinner table, only to find it grainy and dull? Sony wants to fix that. On October 28, 2026, Sony Semiconductor Solutions announced the LYTIA 720, a new image sensor made for smartphone main cameras. It’s built around better low-light shots and smoother HDR video.

Sony LYTIA 720: Overview

Feature	Details
Sensor size	1/1.56-type (10.24 mm diagonal)
Effective pixels	Approx. 50 megapixels
Pixel size	1.0 μm × 1.0 μm
Colour filter	Quad Bayer Coding
Dynamic range	100 dB
Noise reduction	About 50% less random noise than LYTIA 700
Video	4K 60 fps HDR with all-pixel autofocus
Release	Upcoming (date not announced)

Sharper Shots When the Lights Go Down

The headline feature is Sony’s Ultra High Conversion Gain (UHCG) circuit technology. In simple terms, it converts light into signal more efficiently, which cuts the grainy look you see in dark scenes. Sony says it reduces random noise by about 50% compared with the LYTIA 700 and calls the result industry-leading low-light performance among mobile CMOS sensors, based on its own research.

HDR That Looks More Like Real Life

The sensor uses Hybrid Frame-HDR (HF-HDR), which blends a single-exposure capture of low-to-medium brightness with a short-exposure frame for the brightest areas. Paired with UHCG, it reaches a 100 dB dynamic range. That means fewer lost details in shadows and fewer blown-out highlights, even in harsh, high-contrast scenes such as a sunset behind a subject.

Smoother 4K 60 fps Video

Videographers get a boost too. Optimised AD conversion circuits let the sensor record 4K 60 fps HDR video with all-pixel autofocus, while also lowering power consumption. Sony says it is the first 1/1.56-type LYTIA sensor with a 1.0 μm pixel size to offer this. It uses single-frame HDR for video, which helps limit motion artefacts.

Why It Matters?

The 1/1.56-type size is widely used in smartphones, so this sensor could reach many phones, not just a few premium ones. It brings technology from Sony’s high-end LYTIA series to a more common sensor size. Sony hasn’t said which phone makers will use it or when it will launch.

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To learn how these sensors work, see Image sensor on Wikipedia.