In today’s post, I want to talk about Generic vs Branded image sensors. An image sensor is a photosensitive plate that sits at the back of every camera. It is the part of the camera that captures light and converts them into digital data (pictures) that can be processed by the ISP + Software. With […]

Good day everyone, we started a discourse on the entire smartphone camera infrastructure. I have titled this talk Smartphone cameras explained 2. We have already listed the parts of a camera as well as the other parts of the phone that function in image production. Read: Introduction to Smartphone Cameras 1 Image Sensors Today, I […]

Omnivision PureCel image sensors refer to imaging technologies developed by OmniVision Technologies Inc. OmniVision is not a household name when tech is mentioned. Until Xiaomi used the OV48C as the main sensor for the Mi 10 Ultra, I didn’t even take them seriously. Now I do. I have to. Read: Samsung S5KHP1 vs OmniVision OVB0B […]

Samsung Isocell CMOS sensors are some of the most ubiquitous camera sensors used in smartphones today. Samsung had always played second fiddle to Sony in the camera sensor market. This was especially true in the smartphone segment but Samsung seems to be stepping up. Samsung Isocell CMOS sensors are made available by the company to […]

An ISP also known as an Image Processor (IP), Digital Signal Processor (DSP) or Image Processing Unit (IPU) is a type of specialized microprocessor used for image processing.