Camera module having multi-cell structure and portable communication device including the same

A portable communication device comprising:

• a camera module including an image sensor including a plurality of image pixels and a control circuit configured to control the image sensor;
• a display;
• and
• a processor configured to:
• receive an input associated with an adjustment of a zoom setting related to capturing an image;
• obtain first raw image data generated by binning image data obtained from a first set number of pixels corresponding to a same channel with respect to the plurality of image pixels based on the zoom setting being within a specified first magnification range by using the image sensor, and display a first image generated based on the obtained first raw image data on the display;
• and
• obtain second raw image data generated by re-mosaicing image data obtained from a portion of the plurality of image pixels corresponding to a portion of the image sensor based on the zoom setting being within a specified second magnification range by using the image sensor, and display a second image generated based on the obtained second raw image data on the display.

A camera module comprising:

• an image sensor including a plurality of image pixels;
• and
• a control circuit for controlling the image sensor,
• wherein the control circuit is configured to:
• activate an image capturing function of the image sensor;
• based on the image capturing function being activated, generate first raw image data having a specified channel pattern generated by binning image data obtained from a specified number of image pixels corresponding to a same channel with respect to the plurality of image pixels, by using the image sensor;
• transmit the generated first raw image data to an external processor electrically connected to the control circuit;
• receive a request associated with a zoom setting while the image capturing function is activated;
• generate second raw image data having the specified channel pattern by re-mosaicing image data for a portion of the plurality of image pixels corresponding to a portion of the image sensor based at least on the request, by using the image sensor;
• and
• transmit the generated second raw image data to the external processor.