The worldwide digital camera and imaging market is quickly maturing with new applications and techniques. A 2-Mpixel CMOS device takes over tasks that once required additional chips and software effort.
By integrating advanced image-processing technologies onto a single chip, a SoC image sensor can give mobile phones the image quality and functionality of a 2-Mpixel digital camera. Moreover, a small cost-efficient 1/18-inch imaging sensor is now available for use in a disposable camera for medical applications such as thin endoscopes for use on infants and small children.
Some of the other new features available in Cameras and Electronic Imaging are: • Automatic illumination detector, • Adaptive tone mapping, • Advanced exposure control, • True color image processing, • Programmable, dual-LED and Xenon flash strobe synchronization and so on. With the arrival of HDTV in the near future and the consumer demand for other advanced features, tremendous changes are expected in the Camera and Electronic Imaging market.
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