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Kodak, by using a technology I wrote about earlier in the year that uses clear pixels to augment light sensitivity, has introduced a quarter inch 5 megapixel CMOS image sensor for mobile phones. Each pixel is 1.4 microns small versus the typical 1.75 microns. This new sensor will allow full 5 megapixel images to be taken with ISO 3200 and 30 FPS video at 720p resolution will also be possible. When used in conjunction with a TI OMAP processor your camera will be able to do many of the things stand alone cameras do today including: digital image stabilization, rapid auto-focus, red-eye reduction, and facial recognition.
Samples of this chip, called the KAC-05020, will sample in Q2 2008. It will be demonstrated at the Mobile World Congress as well, rumor has it Motorola is building a phone with this sensor inside.
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Stefan Constantinescu
Stefan Constantinescu (@WhatTheBit on Twitter) has loved technology since as far back as he can remember. It started with computers, but in the past few years his passion has turned to mobile devices. As a mobile phone enthusiast who lives and breathes devices that connect to the internet, he knows he is not alone with this radical fascination of all things wireless. He is strongly opinionated and enjoys a good debate so leave comments in his posts and he’ll get back to you! Stefan began blogging as a hobby in the fall of 2006 and joined IntoMobile in the summer of 2007. Later he got a job at Nokia in March 2008, but as of June 2009 he has rejoined the IntoMobile team. He is currently based out of Helsinki, Finland.
