When it comes to mobile photography, excellence responds to the name of Sony but in recent times rival companies such as Samsung and Ominvision are working hard, but above all by offering lower prices for their sensors, these are used more and more frequently. in smartphones. Omnivision, which has always been cataloged as “poor” in terms of photographic rendering, has been able to demonstrate that if applied to good software, its sensors are able to bring out true shooting excellence.
And so the brand launches the new OV40A sensor on the market, a code name that identifies a sensor to be used in the optics of smartphones, capable of shooting at a resolution of 40 MP. Specifically, we have a 1/17 ″ sensor with a 1,0 micron surface pixel, developed using proprietary PureCel Plus technology.
OmniVision launches new OV40A sensor: 1,0 micron sensor for night shots and 240 FPS video
As announced by the company, the new sensor brings considerable benefits in shots taken in low light conditions, using the algortimo pixel binning 4 in 1, which allows you to extend the pixel surface to 2,0 microns, with resolution shots. of 10 MP. But the quality does not stop at night shots but also extends to videos, which can be recorded up to a resolution of 4K at 60 fps, reaching up to 240 fps down to a resolution of 1080p.
The HDR standard is also supported, as well as for photos also for video recordings. Definitely interesting features for the new OmniVision OV40A sensor, which could become the trusted ally for the entry level smartphones of 2021, raising the photo and video quality, even for this price range, generally ghettoized precisely for the poor yields in this area. multimedia. Moreover, the OmniVision OV40A is perfectly suited to both primary sensors and wide-angle use. Now the question remains about which brand will use it first in a smartphone? We bet that the triptych consisting of Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO it could get the better of its rivals.
