OmniVision 9 Megapixel 1080p HD Video Image Sensor

To ante up the resolution issues for people requiring better images, higher frame rate, superior low-light sensitivity and high-definition video for DSC, camcorder and digicam applications, Omnivision has released the OV9810 which combines 9 megapixel photography with 1080p HD video on a single chip, eliminating the trade-offs between high quality still photography and high performance ...

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Sony DCR-H14E Camcorder

Sony offers another PAL supported MiniDV Handycam with the Sony DCR-H14E camcorder. Carl Zeiss Lens is provided in the camcorder. The focal length of the lens is 3.3-33mm. The lens aperture is f/1.7-2.2. The filter size is 30mm. Advanced HAD CCD is the sensor type of the system and the sensor resolution is 800,000 pixels. ...

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Canon SX200 IS and SX1 IS PowerShot SX1 IS Digital Cameras

Among the new line of cameras introduced by Canon U.S.A. today included the SX series designed for tech-savvy consumers looking for something different as far as their camera requirements are concerned. The new PowerShot SX1 IS and SX200 IS Digital Cameras offer an array of shooting options enabling the user to choose a product that is ...

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World’s Smallest 5MP Autofocus Camera Module for Mobile Phones

Advasense and Creative Sensors Inc. have joined forces to create the world’s smallest 5-megapixel autofocus Compact Camera Module (“CCM”) for the mobile phone mass market. Advasense’s ASIO5™ – a 5-megapixel, quarter-inch optical format, 1.4u FCP™ CMOS Image Sensor (CIS) is incorporated into the CSI autofocus CCM, measuring just 8.3mm x 8.3mm. “CSI has had extensive market ...

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OmniVision Unveils CameraCube Technology

It doesn’t get any smaller than this! OmniVision, a leading developer of advanced digital imaging solutions, introduced a simplified new approach to mobile phone designs with its latest innovation in a series of industry firsts. OmniVision's new CameraCube(TM) technology is a three-dimensional reflowable, total camera solution that combines the full functionality of a single-chip image ...

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Nanotechnology for Better Images?

The University of Glasgow has a team of scientists ready to improve the way we're going to take pictures in the near future. They will be working with nanostructures in the metal film on the CMOS which should be increasing the sensitivity of the sensor and therefore we should expect better images. This whole nanotechnology research ...

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Olympus FE-360

Olympus FE-360

The Olympus FE-360 features a slim 0.7-inch thick body that contains the combination of a 1/2.35"-type eight megapixel image sensor and an Olympus-branded 3x optical zoom lens. A 2.5-inch LCD display with 154,000 dot resolution offers the FE-360's only option for framing and reviewing images, as there's no optical viewfinder on this model. There's also no ...

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