OmniVision Technologies has introduced the OV9710, true 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 3x3 micron pixel for optimal light sensitivity and high-quality HD video performance at 30 frames per second (fps). It was designed to meet all camera phone (1280x720) and PC multimedia (1280x800) market requirements in terms of performance, quality, reliability and power consumption. The OV9710 is a ¼-inch HD video camera providing full-frame, sub-sampled, windowed 8-bit/10-bit images in raw RGB format via the digital video port. It delivers full-frame HD video at 30 fps in WXGA (1280x800) or 60fps 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, defect pixel canceling and more. 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 -30ºC to +70ºC. It is currently available in sample quantities. Volume shipping is expected to commence in the second quarter of 2008.
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