So what if Apple looks set to abandon OmniVision
in favor of Sony with its next round of portable device cameras? The company that currently provides the none-too-shabby 5 megapixel imager inside the iPhone 4 has just announced a new
12 megapixel sensor and it's a bit of a beast. The OV12825 pairs the goodness of
backside illumination with the ability to shoot RAW stills and 1080p video at a bodacious 60fps. Funnily enough, neither feature is a novelty for OmniVision, which has already given the world the option to
shoot RAW and to crank Full HD video at 60fps, but nobody has yet been willing to maximize the previous sensors' capabilities. Now that we're finally seeing
efficient dual-core solutions making it to smartphones, maybe the time has come? After all, there's gotta be something else to look forward to after
1080/30p, right? OmniVision is offering samples to interested companies right now and expects volume production in the second quarter of the year. Full PR after the break.
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