Ultra HDR image sensor for movie-grade video capture in smartphones

OMNIVISION has launched its new OV50X CMOS image sensor with the mobile phone industry's highest dynamic range, for movie-grade video capture. The OV50X is a 50MP sensor with a 1.6µm pixel in a 1" optical format designed for flagship smartphones that require HDR video and preview with single exposure, exceptional low-light performance, fast autofocus and high frame rates.

"Smartphones are used in the majority of video and photo capture today, and cinematic-quality video recording has become a highly demanded feature among consumers for flagship mobile phones," said Takuritsu Li, marketing manager, OMNIVISION. "Our OV50X image sensor was designed with the professional videographer and photographer in mind, featuring a large 1-inch optical format image sensor that provides close to 110dB single-exposure HDR; consumers can now own a smartphone capable of superior video and photo capture around the clock, even in challenging capture conditions such as sunrise, sunset, nighttime with bright lights, or overcast days."

The OV50X supports 4-cell binning for 12.5MP at 180fps and 60fps with three-channel HDR. It offers premium-quality 8K video with DAG HDR and on-sensor crop zoom. The company's TheiaCel technology further expands single exposure HDR close to 110dB – the highest range possible in smartphones. The sensor also supports 100% coverage QPD for best-in-class autofocus performance. The OV50X is built on the company's PureCelPlus-S stacked-die technology, allowing excellent low-light performance.