Feb 25
Nearly a week ago, Google introduced its Project Tango, a phone that scans the world in real time and translates it into a 3D map of sorts. OmniVision has jumped … Continue reading
Nov 28
Gionee isn’t exactly a name that you’d come across in the Western market every day, but this time, the Chinese company has big global ambitions. The latest proof is its Elife E7, a 5.5-inch 1080p Android phone that boasts two titles: it’s the first known phone featuring the 2.5GHz flavor of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 800 chip (MSM8974AC); plus it has the most sensitive 16-megapixel camera, courtesy of its Largan M8 lens (though the aperture is still unknown) and 1/2.3-inch sensor with large 1.34µm pixels. Compared to the competition, Gionee believes this particular OmniVision sensor has the best balance between resolution and pixel size, and the phone maker even went as far as claiming this already beats the 1.12µm, 16-megapixel counterpart on the yet-to-be-announced Galaxy S 5. Of course, we’ll believe it when we get to properly test the E7’s camera ourselves.
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Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile
Oct 14
The wearable technology market is a fast growing one, and we have yet to see the full impact on how something like Google Glass is able to change the way we live, work and play on a large scale simply because the device has yet to hit the mainstream market. Well, you can be sure that there will be a fair number of competitors out there who also want a slice of the profit pie, and OmniVision is one of them. In fact, OmniVision has introduced a new OmniGlass reference design that leverages on their OmniVision OVP2200, which has been touted to be the smallest 720p high definition LCOS solution.
Apart from that, there is also the OVP921, which happens to be a companion chip which is capable of offering image processing support while simplifying the system design even more. Working in tandem together, both the OVP2200 and OVP921 are capable of delivering a complete high performance display solution which has been specially structured to cater for the next-generation wearable consumer electronics market. Of course, it remains to be seen whether other companies would want to take up OmniVision on their reference design, but time will tell.
We do know that the OVP2200 is currently sampling, where volume production is tipped to kick off sometime in the second quarter of next year.
OmniVision Introduces OmniGlass Reference Design original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Oct 14
With wearables like Google Glass approaching the consumer market, and predictions that the segment as a whole could be a $50bn business in just a few years time, OmniVision is wading in with a shortcut for companies wanting to launch their own head-mounted computer. Consisting of a tiny head-worn display, camera, and image processor, the […]
Aug 01
Motorola has been hyping up the 10.5-megapixel Clear Pixel camera inside the Moto X, but it’s been shy on the sensor’s technical details and origins. We now have both: it’s the OmniVision OV10820, a 1/2.6-inch sensor with a video-friendly 16:9 aspect ratio and large 1.4-micron pixels. Its strong low-light performance comes through a two-chip approach. The sensor captures RAW images using a sensitive RGBC (red / green / blue / clear) color filter, and a companion chip automatically converts the resulting shots into the Bayer format that most imaging processors expect. The result is a high-performance camera that slots inside the Moto X without requiring any special effort. Whether or not we see the OV10820 used outside of Motorola is another matter. OmniVision can’t comment on the sensor’s exclusivity, but it does note that RGBC is an “extremely viable option” for the future.
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Filed under: Cellphones, Cameras, Mobile, Google
Source: OmniVision
Aug 01
Motorola is counting on three things to make the Moto X a success: Google Now, multiple colors, and its Clear Pixel camera, and now some extra details about the latter have emerged thanks to manufacturer OmniVision. The new OV10820 [pdf link] sensor may not have a snappy name, but it’s a mighty capable chip, in […]
May 03
Omnivision’s OV2724 Sensor Will Bring 1080p Recording To Front-Facing Phone Cameras
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While some of our phones feature pretty impressive cameras at the back that snap some beautiful photos, let’s face it, the front-facing cameras on our phones do leave a little something to be desired. Well if you ever saw the need or wished that your phone had the ability to webcam with friends or family in Full HD 1080p, you might be in luck as Omnivision has unveiled a new sensor, the OV2724, which squeezes a 1080p sensor into a 5mm x 5mm x 3.5mm component, basically making it small enough to fit into the front-facing cameras of phones.
The Omnivision OV2724 sensor also has the ability to record videos at 60fps, which is pretty impressive, and will apparently offer impressive dynamic range too. We’re not sure if you would ever need such high quality video for a front-facing camera, but hey, upgrades are upgrades, right? Omnivision’s OV2724 is expected to go into production this summer, meaning that if you are looking for phones with front-facing 1080p cameras to start becoming commonplace, you might be in for a wait.
By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Aereo’s Over-The-Air Streaming Video Service Launching In Boston On May 15, Schneider Unveils iPro Series 2 Lenses For The iPhone 5, 
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May 01
When most front-facing mobile cameras are shoehorned in between a myriad of sensors, they seldom have the breathing room they’d need for truly noteworthy performance. OmniVision can’t quite defy physics, but its new OV2724 sensor could challenge at least a few of our common assumptions. The OV2722 successor stuffs 1080p imaging into the company’s smallest chip of the kind, at 5mm by 5mm by 3.5mm — ideally, leading to full HD front cameras in tinier devices. Full-size devices still stand to benefit, though. The OV2724 has the headroom to record at an extra-smooth 60 frames per second, and individual frames should be more eye-catching between the higher dynamic range and better low light shooting. The only frustration left is having to wait for mass production of the new sensor in the summer quarter — we won’t see any phones or tablets reaping the rewards for at least a few months.
Filed under: Cellphones, Cameras, Tablets
Source: OmniVision
Mar 05
DigitalOptics’ fast MEMS camera enables Lytro-like post-capture refocus (video)
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Tech shows like CES and MWC are great for taking a peek at what’s coming up in the world of consumer electronics, even down to the component level. At the latter show this year, we came across DigitalOptics whose name may not sound familiar, but you may already be using its HDR, red eye removal, face tracking, face beautification and other related technologies on many phones (like Oppo’s) and cameras (sorry, not allowed to name them here). Now, this year the company will also be offering its MEMS (microelectromechanical system) lens actuator which, compared to its traditional voice coil counterpart, is apparently more reliable, longer lasting, more efficient and faster with a 10ms settling time instead of the usual 20 to 25ms.
Filed under: Misc
Jan 18
OmniVision Announces Video-in-Video Camera Technology For Smartphones And Tablets
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OmniVision is a company that has made a name for itself thanks to its camera technology which has made its way into smartphones and tablets these days, and the company has recently announced that they have come up with a new technology called Video-in-Video which allows both the front and rear-facing cameras of a smartphone or tablet to operate simultaneously, which we can only imagine will make for more interesting video captures, or video conferences where the other party will be able to see your face and the imaging from your rear-facing camera as well.
According to OmniVision’s press release (PDF download), “OmniVision’s ViV technology is built on a master/slave configuration where a primary 5-megapixel camera (such as the OV5645 or the OV5648) can share its MIPI interface with an attached secondary VGA camera (such as the OV7695). Using stitching and bypass modes, the primary camera can send via its MIPI interface either combined or slave-only images or video to the baseband, with or without image signal processing, thus requiring only one MIPI camera interface to support dual-cameras.” No word on when OmniVision’s technology will begin to make its way into our smartphones and tablets, but what do you guys make of this?
By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Snapseed finally makes its way onto Android, iOS version now free of charge, Polycom New Solutions: RealPresence CloudAxis, New User Interface, RealPresence Desktop 2.0, Virtual Edge Executive Desktop, 
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