Sony LYTIA 720 50MP sensor launches: 4K60 HDR, 100dB

Sony announced the LYTIA 720, a stacked mobile image sensor with approximately 50 effective megapixels that offers up to 100dB dynamic range and native 4K 60fps HDR video; mass-production shipments start in early November 2026.

The LYTIA 720 is a stacked CMOS image sensor in a 1/1.56-inch optical format, using 1.0μm pixels and a Quad Bayer color filter. Sony says the sensor is designed primarily for smartphone main cameras and inherits imaging technologies from its higher-end LYTIA products.

For low-light performance the sensor uses Ultra High Conversion Gain circuitry to improve charge-to-voltage conversion efficiency and suppress noise. Sony claims the LYTIA 720 reduces random noise by approximately 50 percent compared with the LYTIA 700 of the same size.

The sensor supports a dynamic range of up to 100dB through Hybrid Frame-HDR technology. This approach combines Dual Conversion Gain-HDR data with short-exposure frames to preserve detail in both shadows and highlights.

For video, the LYTIA 720 supports 4K at 60fps with HDR and all-pixel autofocus. Sony says its optimized conversion circuitry helps reduce power consumption during capture. The sensor can record 4K video at up to 120fps without HDR and capture 50-megapixel stills at 30fps.

Sony has not announced which smartphones will use the LYTIA 720. The company states that mass-production shipments are scheduled to begin in early November 2026.

The LYTIA 720 follows other recent additions to Sony’s mobile imaging portfolio, including the LYTIA L910 and LYTIA 610.