Qualcomm has announced a new technology to head off the rise of dual camera systems called Qualcomm Clear Sight. It's powered by Qualcomm Spectra ISP and mimics the way human eyes work to produce better quality pictures for phones that have two lenses.
Clear Sight uses two cameras, each with its own lens and image sensor that have identical focal lengths. However, one lens has a color image sensor while the other supports a black and white image sensor, leading to improved dynamic range and better low light shots. The black and white sensor is identical to the color sensor, just without the ability to capture any color, but that allows to capture 3 times as much light.
This Clear Sight tech will be supported by the Snapdragon 820 and 821 processors, since those processors have Qualcomm's Spectra ISP. Qualcomm's ISP handles processing and merging the information from the two sensors on the spot, delivering great image quality without the manufacturer having to figure out another complex solution like HTC had to do with the controversial Ultrapixel camera system on the HTC One M8.
Qualcomm Clear Sight is already being used by Huawei for the P9 and the Honor 8 and will very likely start to make its way into other devices now that dual-camera systems are becoming more and more common.
source: Qualcomm
