OmniVision's new OV50A sensor has 100% phase detection autofocus coverage

17 February 2021
It's a 1/1.55" sensor for main and ultra wide cameras. It has 50 MP resolution and 1.0 µm pixels with support for binning.

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  • Anonymous
  • mE0
  • 18 Feb 2021

Anonymous, 17 Feb 2021Sensor size has nothing to do with that here. The problem a... moreiphone doesn't have 24mp camera

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    • Anonymous
    • iA4
    • 18 Feb 2021

    Jesus, Mediatek and Omnivision are coming full force now lol.
    I remember when Omnivision sensors were utter trash and now they are surpassing Sony's!

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      • Anonymous
      • gBV
      • 17 Feb 2021

      OfficialTRider, 17 Feb 2021The sensor size is big here and they are using quad pixel m... moreSensor size has nothing to do with that here. The problem are the microlenses. That's why 24 megapixel dual pixel photos of the Pixel phones / iPhones wouldn't have more detail than 12 megapixel.

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        • Anonymous
        • gJJ
        • 17 Feb 2021

        Had Gionee Elife phone with Omni camera, very good sensor, not so good at night, but quality was excellent with not much noise reducing happening. Hope to see this company grow to match Sony.

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          • Joe
          • gyW
          • 17 Feb 2021

          Go OmniVision! And please don't limit your sensors to one model like you did for Mi 10 Ultra!

            Anonymous, 17 Feb 2021"Still, it can do 2x digital crop zoom with 12.5 MP ou... moreThe sensor size is big here and they are using quad pixel means 50 million pixels. At this sensor size, 25MP is achievable with little quality loss. Also, these sensors are upper mid range sensors where they can probably get away with a little quality loss.

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              • Anonymous
              • 8Kf
              • 17 Feb 2021

              Omnivision and Samsung would be stuck with tech from 2012 if Sony was not making sensors. They always copy Sony.

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                • Anonymous
                • gBV
                • 17 Feb 2021

                "Still, it can do 2x digital crop zoom with 12.5 MP output"
                Due to the microlenses, the result might be worse. That's the reason why Google and Apple don't output 24 megapixel photos, although their dual pixel sensors have 24 million pixels.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • gBV
                  • 17 Feb 2021

                  "This is similar to Sony’s 2 x 2 on-chip lens system"
                  This isn't just similar, it's the same technique:
                  Quad Pixel sensor instead of Dual Pixel sensor. Currently only very few phones have a Quad Pixel sensor.
                  By the way, Huawei doesn't use a Quad Pixel sensor. Some reviewers mistook Huawei's Octa PD autofocus (which is a marketing term for Dual Pixel Quad Bayer autofocus) with Quad Pixel autofocus.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • X5I
                    • 17 Feb 2021

                    Omnivision is killing it

                      Can't wait. Similar to MediaTek, this brand has gotten MUCH better over the past year (just see the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra; primary lens is Omnivision).

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