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Aptina Launches MT9P013 5MP Image Sensor for 5MP Mobile Phones

Aptina, a leading provider of CMOS image sensors to the industry's most popular, mainstream and high-end mobile phone manufacturers announced the launch of the MT9P013 5MP image sensor. Like the image sensor's predecessor, the 5MP MT9P012, Aptina's new sensor was created with the demanding mobile market in mind. To achieve the performance the quality-focused mobile market expects, the new 1.75-micron pixel, 1/3.2 inch optical format sensor leverages the same successful light-capturing technology Aptina is integrating into its 1.4-micron image sensors. The improvements to the MT9P013 1.75-micron pixel improve performance, and low-light sensitivity to enable mobile applications like cell phones to capture higher quality images. The new sensor supports 720p HD video at 60fps and full 5MP resolution at 15fps.

New Aptina Image Sensor Created for High End 5MP Mobile Phones

November 19, 2008 -- Aptina announced today the launch of the MT9P013 5MP image sensor. Like the image sensor’s predecessor, the 5MP MT9P012, Aptina’s new sensor was created with the demanding mobile market in mind. To achieve the performance the quality-focused mobile market expects, the new 1.75-micron pixel, 1/3.2 inch optical format sensor leverages the same successful light-capturing technology Aptina is integrating into its 1.4-micron image sensors.

Sony develops CMOS sensor for phones

Sony has announced the development of the finest-yet pixel-pitch 1/2.5" sensor. The 12.2MP CMOS sensor has been developed for mobile phone cameras, but is of a size commonly used in compact and super zoom cameras. The IMX060PQ sensor, which Sony brands 'Exmor' in common with its DSLR CMOS sensors, will also be available incorporated into an F2.8 28mm-equiv lens unit with piezoelectric driven autofocus - relatively advanced for a camera phone module.

Competition Heating Up for Wii Acceleration Sensor Contract

Sensor manufacturers have been in keen competition over the three-axis acceleration sensor used in the controller of Nintendo Co Ltd's "Wii" game console.

Korean CMOS image sensor maker expands in China white-box handset market

Seti, a Korea-based CMOS image sensor maker, has succeeded in expanding its CMOS image sensor market share in China to 50%, according to market watchers. Seti's monthly shipments of VGA-resolution CMOS image sensors for white-box handsets in China have climbed to 10 million units, putting pressure on OmniVision, according to the watchers.

Sigma acquires Sensor Developer Foveon

The Sigma Corporation is pleased to announce the acquisition of Foveon Inc and Foveon is now a Sigma company. Sigma has acquired 100% of the stock of the company that developed the original three-layer image sensor. Foveon will continue its sensor development operations in San Jose, CA, USA.

Sigma buys Foveon camera sensor business

Photographers can expect more Sigma cameras to incorporate Foveon X3 imaging sensor technology with news that Sigma has snapped up the United States-based sensor developer.

SRU's 31 Sensor Patents Invalid, Sensor Maker Claims

Law360, New York (November 11, 2008) -- Resonant Sensors Inc. and Resonant Optics Inc. have targeted SRU Biosystems Inc. in a lawsuit accusing the biotechnology firm of infringing two patents related to mode resonant sensors and attacking the validity of 31 of SRU's patents.

Digital camera benchmark based on RAW image quality

DxO LabsDxOMark Digital camera benchmark database : At the Image Sensor 2008 conference in San Diego, DxO Labs unveils the DXOmark, a new website delivering key objective metrics of sensor performance for a variety of cameras measured directly on the RAW image. Available as a free online resource, dxomark.com makes it possible for the first time to assess the intrinsic quality of a camera before the impact of any RAW conversion. “There are many valuable resources reviewing the image quality of digital cameras, but none of them consider the actual RAW signal straight from the camera sensor,� explains Nicolas Touchard, Vice President of Marketing, DxO Labs Image Quality Evaluation business.

Sony A900 DSLR and Zeiss 24-70mm Lens

LOWDOWN: This is a full-frame DSLR with a 24.6-megapixel CMOS sensor - currently the most pixels on a 35mm-sized sensor. The camera is beautifully made with a luxurious feel to all controls. Italso feels solid, with extensive environmental sealing. Image stabilisation is by sensor shift and is effective to about two extra stops, and there is automatic dust removal. The75mm LCD is high resolution. The Zeiss lens is a constant f2.8 aperture over the zoom range and is fast in focusing. The viewfinder is the largest and brightest we have tried. Recording media may be either Compact Flash or Sony's Memory Stick Duo. There is five-exposure auto bracketing and up to fivefps continuous shooting. The ergonomics are excellent.

Just posted! Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3 Review

Just posted! The Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3 is that most unusual thing, a compact digital camera that has really caught the imagination of photographers. Moving away from the quirky 16:9 sensor of its predecessors, (the LX1 and LX2), this latest offering matches a bright 24-60mm equivalent zoom to a conventionally-proportioned 11 megapixel sensor. Just to keep things interesting, the sensor is then cropped in three different ways to provide a consistent diagonal angle-of-view in three different aspect ratios. So what did we make of the LX3, competitor or curio?

Private iPhone APIs used by Google Mobile

The updated Google Mobile iPhone app is reportedly using Apple's private APIs (application programming interfaces), according to Daring Fireball. The voice search feature can be initiated by lifting the phone to the ear. The automatic process requires moving the phone and triggering the proximity sensor. Allegedly, there is no public API that supports the particular combination and order of events. With the public API, the app can turn the sensor on, but cannot know when the sensor has been engaged.

Motorola ZN5 test photos

MotorolaMotorola photo gallery : Whilst working on the upcoming Motorola ZN5 review, we took the ZN5 along to shoot some pictures. At the time of the GSMA (Mobile World Congress) in Barcelona at the beginning of this year, Kodak convincingly showed a new image sensor that we would soon find in a mobile phone. And it is the Motorola ZN5 mobile camphone that features the new Kodak sensor. With the aid of a Pantone Color Viewing Light box, Kodak demonstrated the result of the image quality of this entirely newly developed sensor. The Motorola ZN5 phone offers a resolution of 5 Megapixels and delivers a fine photo result in practice. The built-in Kodak EasyShare software enables in-camera editing of the digital pictures.

Photos: Hands-on with the 3MOS Panasonic HDC-HS100

The Panasonic HDC-HS100 we first met in Monte Carlo has arrived in Crave Towers with a raft of features, and even sporting a new name for this type of camcorder. It's a three CMOS model, or '3MOS' -- ooh, that's clever -- because it utilises three, 1/6-inch 'Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor' imaging sensors. Three CCD models are designed to absorb red, green or blue on each individual sensor, giving richer colour information than a single sensor, and 3MOS works on the same principle. Each sensor packs 610,000-pixels.

Light-Sensor Co. Sues Over Patent Secrets

Law360, New York (November 26, 2008) -- Light-sensor company Texas Advanced Optoelectronic Solutions has filed suit against Intersil Corp., alleging the California-based maker of semiconductors infringed a patent for digital ambient light sensors.

MT9P013 5MP Image Sensor for Mobile Phones introduced by Aptina

The features of new sensor are 1/3.2 inch optical format sensors, 1.75-micron pixel. It also include the same light-gathering advancements that are found in Aptina’s 1.4-micron image sensors.

Sigma buys sensor developer Foveon

Camera and lens maker Sigma has bought Foveon, the sensor technology company that develops the sensors it uses. Foveon's technology uses three photosensitive layers to detect red, green and blue light at each pixel. Sigma says owning the company will allow the development of new types of sensors and improved integration between the sensors and its lenses.

New Mass Sensor To Weight Atoms With Unprecedented Resolution

A group of researchers led by Adrian Bachtold of the CIN2 laboratory in Spain has developed an ultrasensitive mass sensor, which can measure tiny amounts of mass with atomic precision, and with an unprecedented resolution to date.

AuthenTec to Demonstrate New Fingerprint Sensor Technologies and Capabilities at GSMA Mobile Asia Congress

AuthenTec to Demonstrate New Fingerprint Sensor Technologies and Capabilities at GSMA Mobile Asia Congress

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