Cameras

Do You Need A 4K-Capable Camera On Your Phone?

Actually, I can answer that for you: no. But do you want a camera on your phone that can churn out 16MP images? Perhaps! OmniVision has just announced new high-resolution image sensors for mobile devices that can shoot 4K video.


August 5, 2011
Cameras

Thinner Image Sensor That Doesn’t Suck = Even Thinner iPhones

Omnivision makes image sensors for the iPhone. They’re pretty good. Their latest sensor uses a new 1.1-micron pixel architecture that makes it “20 per cent slimmer than any 8-megapixel module in commercial use today”. Meaning it can fit in the super-cramped spaces available in ultra-thin phones.


February 16, 2010

OmniVision’s 5MP Sensor Shoots RAW On Mobile Phones

This is OmniVision’s newest 1/4-inch, 5-megapixel RAW sensor. It’s tiny, has low light sensitivity, captures 720p video at 60 fps or 1080p at 30 fps and shoots in RAW. The best part? It could find its way into smartphones.

Now if only phones had lenses which would truly take advantage of sensors like this. [PR Newswire via Engadget]


January 5, 2010
Cameras

Your Next Mobile Might Have A 14.6MP Sensor, Shoot 1080p Video

OmniVision has made a new 14.6-megapixel image sensor specifically for mobile phones which will give them the ability to shoot 1080p video at a breezy 60 frames-per-second. Considering that we’re talking about mobile phones here, that’s quite a nice upgrade.