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OV50E New 50MP Image Sensor Brings Industry-leading Low Light Still Image and Ultra High Dynamic Range Video to Rear Facing Smartphone Cameras
1/1.55" Color 50‑Megapixel (8192 x 6144) CMOS Image Sensor with PureCel®Plus‑S Technology
  • SKU
    OV50E40-GA5A-004A-Z
  • Package
    COB, RW

New 50MP Image Sensor Brings Industry-leading Low Light Still Image and Ultra High Dynamic Range Video to Rear Facing Smartphone Cameras

The OV50E image sensor brings the industry’s best low light image and high dynamic range (HDR) video capturing capabilities to rear-facing main cameras in high-end and mainstream smartphones. The OV50E features staggered HDR and DCG™ technology for improved HDR and crop zoom support, 100% quad phase detection (QPD) for enhanced autofocus, and better low light performance over previous-generation image sensors. The new OV50E combines 50MP resolution and 1.0 µm pixel size in a 1/1.5‑inch optical format.

The OV50E can achieve up to 64x analog gain for full resolution, or 256x analog gain for 4 cell binning resolution. Built on OMNIVISION’s PureCel®Plus‑S stacked die technology, the OV50E can also use near-pixel binning to output a 12.5MP image or 4K2K video with four times the sensitivity, yielding 2.0 µm‑equivalent performance for preview and video. The maximum dynamic range reaches more than 100 dB.

The OV50E’s second-generation QPD enables 2×2 phase detection autofocus across the sensor’s entire image array for 100% coverage, resulting in improved distance calculation, faster autofocus and better low-light performance. Premium image quality is further enabled by the combination of on-chip remosaic for the QPD color filter array to full Bayer resolution.

Output formats include 50MP, or 8K video, with QPD autofocus at 30 frames per second (fps); 12.5MP with QPD autofocus at 60 fps; 4K2K video with QPD autofocus at 60 fps; and 1080p at 240 fps. The OV50E supports the CPHY/DPHY MIPI interface and dual DOVDD 1.8/1.2V.

August 8, 2022: OMNIVISION’s New 50MP Image Sensor Brings Industry-leading Low Light Still Image and Ultra High Dynamic Range Video to Rear Facing Smartphone Cameras

Automatic black level calibration (ABLC)

Programmable controls for:
– Frame rate
– Mirror and flip
– Binning
– Cropping
– Windowing

Support for dynamic DPC

Supports output formats:
– 10-bit RGB RAW
– 12/14-bit RGB RAW after DCG combination

Supports horizontal and vertical subsampling

Supports typical images sizes:
– 8192 x 6144
– 4096 x 3072
– 4096 x 2304
– 1920 x 1080
– 1280 x 720

Standard serial SCCB interface

Up to 4-lane MIPI TX interface with speeds up to 3.0 Gbps/lane

2/3 trio C-PHY interface, up to 3.5 Gsps/trio

Supports type 2 QPD PDAF

HDR support:
– DCG RAW or combined RAW
– Stagger HDR 2/3 exposure timing
– DCG RAW or DCG combined RAW + VS RAW

On-chip QPD to Bayer converter

Three on-chip phase lock loops (PLLs)

Programmable I/O drive capability

Built-in temperature sensor

1.008 μm pixel

  • Spec
    OV50E
  • Analog / Digital
    Digital
  • Category
    Above 13MP
  • CFA (Chroma)
    4-Cell
  • Frame Rate
    Full @ 30 fps
  • Image Area
    8289.792 x 6225.408 μm
  • Interface
    MIPI, SCCB
  • Optical Format
    1/1.55"
  • Output Format
    10/12/14-bit RGB RAW
  • Package
    COB, RW
  • Pixel Size
    1.008 µm
  • Power Requirement
    XSHUTDOWN: <10 µA
  • Resolution
    50MP
  • Shutter Type
    Rolling Shutter
  • Technology
    PureCel®Plus‑S
  • Use Case
    Notebooks, Still and Video Capturing - Front facing selfie camera, Still Image / Video Camera - Front facing selfie camera, Still Image / Video Camera - Secondary main camera (Ultrawide, Still Image / Video Camera - Selfie camera, Still Image / Video Camera - Telephoto camera, Still Image / Video Camera - Wide angle camera, Still Image / Video Camera - World facing camera
  • Operating Temperature
    -30°C to +85°C
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