OmniVision launches 14.6 megapixel / 1080p CMOS sensor for cell phones

Until the launch of the iPhone 3GS, Apple was heavily criticized for the camera built into its smartphone. Today we have one with 3.2 megapixels of resolution and autofocus; the number itself does not mean much (the lenses are very limited), but commercially Ma loses when placed side by side with a model of 5MP or more.

And now, that OmniVision Technologies has just announced a new 14.6MP CMOS sensor, capable of recording 1080p video at 60 frames per second? Interestingly, she herself is said to be the alleged supplier of a 5MP camera for the next generation of the iPhone.

OmniVision 14.6MP CMOS sensor

The new model OV14825 goes into production in the second quarter of 2010, just in time for Apple to incorporate it into the fourth generation iPhone. To be?

(via PhotographyBLOG)