Items tagged with omnivision
The megapixel race came to the cameraphone world months (even years) ago, and while the "race" has somewhat subsided, there's no question that optics are still a huge deal. OmniVision has been a major player in cameraphone optics, and this week they're introducing a high-end 12.6-megapixel mobile sensor with 1080p/60 HD video. And electronic image stabilization, which isn't easy to find on cellphones. And did we mention that it's capable of capturing images in RAW? It is! The OV12825is easily one of the wildest cameraphone sensors in recent memory, and while we can't really imagine the kind of processing power needed to shoot RAW on a camera with next to no lag, we're sure the dual-core phones...
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Some areas of technology improve rather rapidly. There is intense competition in the CPU and GPU space, so those products generally improve many times over the course of a year. But some lesser things, like webcams, don't improve nearly as quickly. Particularly webcams that are built into the bezels of notebooks. But that means that some companies are out to change the tide, like OmniVision. The company has just introduced the OV7727, which is a high-end VGA sensor for the ultra-thin notebook market. It's the first VGA sensor to be built with OmniBSI backside illumination technology, which greatly improves image quality in low light. And oftentimes, notebook webcams are used in boardrooms, etc....
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Cameras have become an integral part of cellphones, and smartphones in particular simply have to have a good camera in order to look legitimate in the face of mounting competition. Just a few years ago, consumers were satisfied if their phone had any sort of camera; today, they want the camera to be of good quality. After all, no one wants their mobile uploads to Facebook or Twitter to be blurry and grainy, right? Many of last year's smartphones were geared towards photogs, with a great number from Asian manufacturers coming with 8MP or 12MP sensors. A few of them even had optical zooms and LED flash modules, though up until now, none of them could shoot in RAW. RAW is a format that most every...
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