OV50M40 Sensor Unveiled: 50MP Power in a 1/2.88″ Package

By Mehtab Ansari • Updated On 27 Aug 2024

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OmniVision has announced its new 50 MP OV50M40 sensor with a 1/2.88” type and quad cell binning.
It can be used as main, ultra-wide, or telephoto.
It’s got staggered HDR, PDAF, and 2x/3x in-sensor zoom. Captures 4K60 and 1080p120 fps videos.

OmniVision has gotten quite popular over the years with its range of budget, mid-range, and high-end camera sensors. The company has been making some really good camera sensors, including main, ultra-wide, and telephoto ones. The newest addition is the 50 MP OV50M40—a versatile camera sensor with 1/2.88” optical format.

The new sensor features quad cell binning, which means that it can output 12.5 MP images (~1.22µm pixel size), in addition to the 50 MP full resolution. Each pixel size is 0.61µm. There’s also support for high-quality tele-crop zoom (in-sensor zoom) at 2x and 3x magnifications.

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The OV50M40 also supports staggered HDR and also has a built-in DAG for single-exposure HDR. There’s also support for phase detection autofocus (PDAF). This is for both the 12.5 MP images and the full resolution 50 MP images.

The sensor also supports single-exposure DAG video HDR and always-on low power to detect motion. It can take 50 MP photos with quick autofocus at 12 frames per second (fps), 12.5 MP photos at 60 fps, record 4K videos with autofocus at 60 fps, and even capture 1080p videos at 120 fps.

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It’s expected to be available for OEM testing around Q3 2024, and mass production will kick off in Q4 2024.

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Mehtab Ansari

Mehtab Ansari is the Assistant Editor – Features & Reviews at Smartprix, where he writes about smartphones, laptops, audio gear, and everything in between. A computer science student by degree but a tech nerd by heart, he’s been into consumer tech for years and started reviewing products professionally in February 2024. He’s especially into photography and audio, often spending more time testing a smartphone’s camera than he probably should. For him, tech isn’t just work, it’s what he’s always thinking about.

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Smartphones, laptops, tablets, monitors, smartwatches, photography, and audio gear. I’ve reviewed over 60 products across these categories on Smartprix in the past year and a half.

Education - Bachelor of Computer Applications – Nizam College, Hyderabad (2022–2025) | Joined Smartprix -February 2024 | Published Reviews & Stories - 723

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