OmniVision unveiled its first digicam sensor with 100% part detection protection. It makes use of Quad Part Detection (QPD) know-how the place all pixels (in teams of two x 2) are used for focus detection. That is just like Sony’s 2 x 2 on-chip lens system and may show superior to the Twin Pixel tech utilized by Samsung (this sensor clearly desires to tackle the ISOCELL GN1).
QPD permits quicker autofocus, particularly at midnight. It additionally improves distance calculations (so bokeh and related results might be extra correct). The chip has on-board {hardware} to do remosaicing of the QPD shade filter array, which OmniVision says ends in higher picture high quality.
The sensor, OV50A, has an 1/1.55” optical format and 1.0µm pixels. These might be binned to 2.0µm equal pixels, which quadruples the sensitivity. It may possibly output 12.5MP images and 4K video on this mode.
The sensor is meant for use in main and ultrawide cameras. Nonetheless, it may do 2x digital crop zoom with 12.5 MP output. It may possibly file 8K video at 30fps with QPD autofocus lively, 4K at as much as 90fps and has slow-motion modes as properly (240fps at 1080p and 480fps at 720p).
Picture high quality can also be improved by the selective conversion achieve – excessive conversion achieve mode is used for low-light, low-noise capturing whereas low conversion achieve mode is utilized in shiny situations. The two- and 3-exposure staggered HDR can also be supported with 10-bit RGB RAW output.
Pattern OV50A sensors might be despatched out to producers within the second quarter.