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News Release from: OmniVision | Subject: OV9710
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 10 January 2008
HD camera sensor suits mobile
applications
The OV9710 is a 1/4in HD video camera providing full-frame, sub-sampled, windowed 8bit/10bit images in raw RGB format via the digital video port.
OmniVision Technologies has released OV9710 high-definition (HD) video CameraChip sensor for mobile handset and notebook PC markets The OV9710 is a 1-megapixel CMOS sensor built with OmniVision's proprietary OmniPixel3 architecture and a 3 x 3 micron pixel for optimal low-light sensitivity and high-quality HD video performance at 30 frames per second
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 21 Feb 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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According to OmniVision Technologies, the OV5610 5Mpixel camera chip has already achieved eight design wins in digital still camera and video camera markets.
It was designed to meet all camera phone (1280 x 720) and PC multimedia (1280 x 800) market requirements in terms of performance, quality, reliability and power consumption.
"Our goal is to deliver a very high-quality sensor for high-definition markets" said Bruce Weyer, OmniVision's Vice President of Marketing.
"With sensitivity ratings of over 2300mV per Lux-second, we are providing exceptional image quality at price points that are attractive to high-volume markets".
The OV9710 is a 1/4in HD video camera providing full-frame, sub-sampled, windowed 8bit/10bit images in raw RGB format via the digital video port.
It delivers full-frame HD video at 30 frames per second in WXGA (1280 x 800) or 60 frames per second in sub-sampled WXGA (640x400) with complete user control over image quality, formatting and output data transfer.
The OV9710 incorporates image processing functions including exposure control, gain control, white balance, lens correction and defect pixel canceling.
These functions are also programmable through the serial camera control bus (SCCB) interface.
The OV9710 comes in a variety of lead-free packaging options and is capable of operating within a temperature range of -30 to +70C.
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