OmniVision's new OV50X is a 1-inch camera sensor with 8K HDR video recording

13 April 2025
The company says that the sensor offers the highest dynamic range in the industry.

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  • 28 Apr 2025

Xiaomi 16 pro will have this

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    • Anonymous
    • Cxp
    • 15 Apr 2025

    OV sensors are like poooo getting out of a flute
    Sure those one no exception.

      Nick Tegrataker, 15 Apr 2025I meant to say DCG, my bad.I mean the comment explaining why would be apple losing in video if competitor implements dcg+lofic

        Nick Tegrataker, 15 Apr 2025I meant to say DCG, my bad.What's the upvote on my comment in latest oppo find x8 ultra news?

          Goodman, 15 Apr 2025What's DSG?I meant to say DCG, my bad.

            Said omrani, 14 Apr 2025There's no 1-inch camera phone with a 1-inch sensor, n... moreThis isn't marketing fluff, "inch" is an official unit of the optical format, which is different from the imperial unit "inch". While a lot of us nowadays call an n-inch sensor "Type n sensor" instead to avoid potential confusion, it's not technically wrong to call the former as it is.

              TheLastOracle, 14 Apr 2025I have been saying triple gain sensors for the longest, and... moreJust letting you know - OV50X doesn't have a triple conversion gain. Also Sony's LYT-818 (which is indeed a TCG sensor) has already been used in Vivo X200 Pro.

              "Would love to actually see a Smartphone photo and video that can be compared with much larger sensor cameras"

              Like this one?
              https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I60qnstSJsM&t=491s

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                • 15 Apr 2025

                Nick Tegrataker, 14 Apr 2025To add to the article: - DCG stands for Dual Conversion ... moreWhat's DSG?

                  Waitinng for 2 inch or 3 inch maybe even 5.
                  The said 1 inch is nothing standing out of the crowd.

                    why ful resolution camera samples from these high megapixel sensors are not that different from binned ones? with 1.6 micron pixels a 50mp photo in good light condition must be much sharper and full of details.i think only iphone deoes full res capture right even with smaller sensor.

                      TheLastOracle, 14 Apr 2025I have been saying triple gain sensors for the longest, and... moreSamsung will not ever push to bleeding edge technology forefront

                      They are just milking for profit at this point

                        I have been saying triple gain sensors for the longest, and saw papers bt both Samsung and Sony. But they haven't officially introduced anything with it. Smartphone sensors have peaked. Also Smartphone lens tech needs to jump a few generations. Would love to actually see a Smartphone photo and video that can be compared with much larger sensor cameras. And critically evaluated on a monitor atleast 35 inches across. Not small smartphone screens.

                          Anonymous, 14 Apr 2025Cmos get more and more expensive evert year. Even if omni... moreI said maybe.

                          You quotations seem to be taken from somewhere else or your imagination.

                          Also, competition brings the prices down. At least, prevents the other company becoming too ccky.

                          You can clearly see what happened to intel after amd rise.

                          Or we see what's going on with Nvidia thanks to their beloved Cuda!

                          Luckily amd released surprisingly good GPUs to show some competition against 50xx series. I clearly see how Nvidia has messed up with their QC and buggy updates.

                          You might say these are different sectors and run away. Still a tech industry and there has to be always an alternative. This is clearly beneficial for customers.

                          And prices are going down too! In time! Samsung beloved 108 main sensor became a midrange normal! Same goes to imx 890 turning into lyt series and being used in mid ranger or in flagship killer models.

                          When there was a talk about 1 inch sensor, usually or almost always Sony was coming to mind. This is no longer true and I love it!

                            There's no 1-inch camera phone with a 1-inch sensor, neither from Sony nor from Omnivision. It's just marketing stuff.
                            https://petapixel.com/why-1-inch-camera-sensor-is-myth/

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                              • 14 Apr 2025

                              Great news!

                              I'm looking forward to smartphones with two or more 1" sensors!

                                Nick Tegrataker, 14 Apr 2025Good catch, thanks for your correction.What was said about log recording on vivo x200 ultra on vivo mobile camera technology conference?

                                  Nick Tegrataker, 14 Apr 2025Good catch, thanks for your correction.Specifically ox03h10, ox05d10, ox08d10 and ox12a10, first one even with split photodiode.

                                    vik457, 14 Apr 2025*first mobile phone sensor, I'm pretty sure there are ... moreGood catch, thanks for your correction.

                                      CargoJoe, 14 Apr 2025One thing other manufacturers can't do yet is faster s... morethis omnivision OV50X has a Quad Pixel autofocus, which should help in focusing the camera quicker, and thus snapping the shot faster.

                                      IMX989 had octa pixel autofocus and was used in Xiaomi 13 Ultra. That phone had amazing shutter speed, even in the dark. Unfortunately I don't know if LYT900 has it too (I don't think it does).

                                        Nick Tegrataker, 14 Apr 2025To add to the article: - DCG stands for Dual Conversion ... more*first mobile phone sensor, I'm pretty sure there are automotive sector sensors with both and even split photodiode.

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