Clearer, smaller cellphone cameras from Samsung

17th February, 2010 by adina
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Samsung has recently announced the production of two new CMOS image sensors for smartphones: the SSK4E2 and the S5K5CA. The two chips are specially designed to fit the current standard 6.5mm square for very thin cellphones.

The SSK4E2 is able to record still images and also full HD (1080p) video. The S5K5CA can only record still images and video at a resolution of 720p.

The SSK4E2 is a low-power chip, with 5 megapixels, extended depth of field, noise removal, anti-shading correction, as well as other image enhancement features. It can capture 1080p images, albeit only at 15 fps. Autofocusing is also provided by the sensor hardware, supporting the barcode and business card scanning features available for some mobile OS.

The S5K5CA offers an integrated 3-megapixel CMOS sensor/image processor system-on-chip design, which is 25 percent smaller than any of the company’s previous, similar-sized chips.

Samsung has not yet revealed the release date for any of the two new image sensors. However, these dates depend on the time when the manufacturer and other companies will release cellphones using the new types of cameras.


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