OmniVision announces versatile 50MP OV50M40 sensor

27 August 2024
The 0.61µm pixel CMOS image sensor can be used in main, ultra-wide, telephoto, or front-facing smartphone cameras

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  • 02 Sep 2024

Xenotyro, 01 Sep 2024This story reminds me: did any manufacturer ever use the 20... moreMaybe it expensive compared to Samsung HP1?

    This story reminds me: did any manufacturer ever use the 200MP OVB0B sensor? I can't find a single device that does, even a China-only one.

      Qimchi, 31 Aug 2024Doubt. Looks like a sensor intended for home security, dash... moreWell lets see.
      And that was just an example.

        Cpt.Power, 27 Aug 2024Expecting Xiaomi 15 ultra to be equipped with this on every... moreDoubt. Looks like a sensor intended for home security, dashcams, webcams and compact smartphones.

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          • 28 Aug 2024

          One sensor for three focal lengths? Sign me up!

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            • 27 Aug 2024

            Expecting motorola to spam this sensor

              Expecting Xiaomi 15 ultra to be equipped with this on every camera.

                Should be replacement for 8MP Ultrawide cameras on Chinese phones.
                And those 16MP, 20MP, 32MP selfie cameras too. Oneplus Nord, R series, realme gt series etc comes to mind.

                32MP selfie cameras shoot at 32MP instead of 8MP bined. This would shoot at 12MP bined. So its very good for replacing those 32MP sensors.

                  Syn, 27 Aug 2024Do you realise that most phones outside flagships, budget f... moreThose phones can use sensors such as the Samsung ISOCELL JN1, which is the absolute minimum size sensors should be these days. Also, so many flagships still use 1/2.74"-type or 1/2.88"-type sensors outside of selfies. Why the likes of Vivo, Xiaomi, Huawei and Honor do this is beyond me, because they produce terrible quality photos for a flagship. And then we have Realme, who puts an 8MP ultrawide onto their flagship alongside an IMX890 periscope — like how does a flagship have both something that bad and something that good all in one like that?

                  The point is, budget phones (and often mid-rangers) only have those absolutely awful 8MP ultrawides because OEMs use terrible sensors, not because there is a lack of available sensors appropriate for the price level. Better sensors than this already exist (though staggered HDR on a non-Samsung sensor is great), so this will only cause worse sensors to be used than the ones already available that could be used. If you want to see proof of that, look no further than the Nothing Phone 2a, the Tecno Camon 30 Premier, and the Vivo V40, which are all fairly priced and all have only 50MP sensors that are great for the price level.

                  Mark my words, this sensor will only be used on flagships and will be yet another force-fed sludge that will do absolutely nothing positive.

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                    • 27 Aug 2024

                    Darth Caesium, 27 Aug 2024And? Why would I want an ultrawide or telephoto that small?... moreDo you realise that most phones outside flagships, budget flagships and midrange camera centric phones all still use those puny 8mp ultrawides and no telephoto? This is the kind of sensor that will finally allow phones of those price ranges to get something more useful. Not every announcement has to be targeted at flagship phones. That's like saying Mediatek Dimensity 7350 and Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 are useless cos they are weak.

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                      • 27 Aug 2024

                      Dometalican, 27 Aug 2024Yay! Monopoly!!! /sNobody claims it is wish of monopoly when xiaominions want only apple and xiaomi to make phones , they pray for all other give up.

                        Eric20, 27 Aug 20241/2.88" is too small a sensor. Low light performance i... moreYes, we are aware of this, except that there is one for every budget. For your information, Apple and Samsung do not use a 1" sensor and yet it exists

                          1/2.88" is too small a sensor. Low light performance is going to suffer.

                          More the surface area, more photons could be collected which increases SNR and also dynamic range of the sensor.

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                            • 27 Aug 2024

                            jerem06, 27 Aug 2024There are very few differences between these sensors: the O... moreIt's also faster for 12,5 mp mode-60 vs 30 fps

                              Darth Caesium, 27 Aug 2024Well, why use that when you can use the Samsung ISOCELL JN1... moreThere are very few differences between these sensors: the Omnivision one is slightly smaller, cheaper than the JN1 and allows for a decent quality 3x digital zoom (ideal on a telephoto lens). Don't forget that Samsung has increased the price of its sensors

                                This will power most of the flagship Chinese smartphones. Or at least the standard and Pro lineup. Ultra's and Pro+ probably will get the better smartphones.

                                Next Xiaomi Ultra would probably use an even bigger sensor than 1 inch but don't expect small-ish device. But honestly something like the Exmor-T type would be ideal. Small sensor, big sensitivity. Guess time will tell how sensor tech will evolved.

                                  Anonymous, 27 Aug 2024If it was same tech as sony exmor T, it would beat conventi... moreYay! Monopoly!!!



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                                    • 27 Aug 2024

                                    Darth Caesium, 27 Aug 2024And? Why would I want an ultrawide or telephoto that small?... moreIf it was same tech as sony exmor T, it would beat conventional 1/2".
                                    Sony should be only sensor supplier, the rest is too behind

                                      jerem06, 27 Aug 2024To improve some selfie sensors? Improve the 8MP 1/4" u... moreWell, why use that when you can use the Samsung ISOCELL JN1? It's slightly bigger, it's more versatile, and practically everyone knows about the ins and outs of this sensor, so they can optimise its output extremely easily. Plus, it's got extremely good availability. If for whatever reason you need such a sensor, the JN1 makes far more sense than whatever this is.

                                        Syn, 27 Aug 2024It's optimised for secondary cams not main sensors.And? Why would I want an ultrawide or telephoto that small? Unless it's like the Tecno Camon 30 Premier, and even then, that one should've used the Samsung ISOCELL JN1 for all of its sensors outside of the main camera.

                                        A flagship phone shouldn't be touching a sensor of this size AT ALL!!! The selfie should either be a Samsung ISOCELL JN1/JNS/JN4, or something even bigger like a Sony IMX858, not this puny-sized 1/2.88"-type sensor, or worse, a 1/3.1"-type one like Samsung have been doing since the S23 series.

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