OmniVision reveals new 32MP OV32B selfie image sensor with 0.7 micron pixels, 1080p180 video capture and more

OmniVision Technologies has revealed the details of the OV32B, a new 32MP 1/3" image sensor for front-facing cameras in smartphones. The OV32B is built on OmniVision's PureCel Plus stacked die technology and its pixels measure 0.7 microns across. The sensor integrates a 4-cell color filter array as well as on-chip hardware re-mosaicing and 2-3 exposure HDR timing. In low-light conditions, the sensor can use near-pixel binning to output an 8MP still image with approximately 4x the effective sensi...