World’s most efficient 1080p, 60FPS HD image sensor

Compared to previous-gen OmniVision image sensors, the OV2740 achieves a 50% improvement in full-well capacity and a 30% improvement in sensitivity. It records 1080p HD video at 60FPS and 720p HD video at 90FPS, using high dynamic range to minimise motion artefacts to capture crisp, clear video in difficult lighting conditions.

Built on a 1.4µm backside illuminated pixel, OmniVision has also claimed that the OV2740 is the only 1080p HD image sensor to feature light-sensing mode and ultra-low power mode. This enables advanced features including motion detection or gesture control. The sensor is stereo ready with frame synchronisation to support a host of depth perception applications.

“Front-facing cameras in smartphones and tablets have quickly become a standard feature. Industry analysts estimate that an increasing fraction of mobile devices will contain both front- and rear-facing cameras, with nearly two billion front-facing cameras expected to have been incorporated into smartphones and tablets by 2017 (according to TSR “1st Half 2013 CCD/CMOS Area Image Sensor Market Analysis”),” commented Archie de Guzman, Senior Product Marketing Manager, OmniVision. “As part of our PureCel product family, the OV2740 is a no-compromise HD front-facing camera solution targeted at a wide range of advanced mobile devices, where battery life and image quality are critical differentiating factors.”

Fitting into an ultra-compact 5x5x3mm module, the OV2740 is sampling now and is expected to enter volume production in the Q3 2014.