

The Bokeh effect, produced when an image background is blurred while the subject remains in sharp focus, has typically been achieved in DSC/DSLR cameras using lenses with shallow depth-of-field.

By using two sensors and two lenses (one wide-angle lens and one telephoto lens), dual-camera solutions can bring zoom to smartphones without sacrificing phone thickness. Zoom features are traditionally achieved in DSC/DSLR cameras using a telephoto lens. Color and monochrome dual-camera configurations can also improve low-light photography by merging both color and monochrome images into one image, using advanced algorithms. Monochrome sensors inherently have higher sensitivity compared to their color counterpart. “By making three reference designs that combine our image sensors into dual-camera module configurations, we are offering device manufacturers tools they can use in their efforts to deliver advanced features like 10X zoom, Bokeh-effect portraits, and clear images, even in low-light conditions.”Īccording to a recent market report from Yole Développement, dual-camera penetration into the mobile market is expected to reach roughly 20 percent by 2020, driven largely by increasing consumer demand for the advanced features and image-quality improvements offered by this technology (Source: Camera Module Industry Report, Yole Développement, August 2015). They expect the images they take to be of the same quality they can achieve with complex DSLR cameras and optical lenses,” said Devang Patel, senior product marketing manager at OmniVision. “Today consumers aren’t only using their smartphones for selfies and simple snapshots. The designs combine OmniVision’s OV12A10 image sensor with the OV12A1B, OV13880, and OV20381, to provide smartphone manufacturers the flexibility to choose an ideal option based on compatibility with device designs and product targets.Ĭombining color and monochrome sensors with wide-angle and telephoto lenses, reference designs deliver improved low-light performance, up to 10X zoom, and Bokeh portrait effects.
