OmniVision image sensors and mobile camera technology.
On October 28, 2026, Sony Semiconductor Solutions announced the LYTIA 720, a new 50-megapixel stacked CMOS image sensor built for smartphone main cameras. The sensor borrows technology from Sony’s high-end LYTIA series and promises a…
Open the camera app on a modern flagship phone and the spec sheet will boast a 48, 108, or even 200-megapixel sensor. Yet the photo that actually lands in your gallery is usually a 12-megapixel…
Flip over almost any modern camera or smartphone and the spec sheet will advertise a "BSI" or "back-illuminated" sensor. The name sounds technical, but the idea behind it is surprisingly simple: BSI is a physical…
Press the shutter halfway and a modern camera can lock focus on a fast-moving subject in a small fraction of a second. That speed is largely the work of phase detection autofocus, or PDAF —…
Sony has officially entered the 200-megapixel race. On November 27, 2025, Sony Semiconductor Solutions unveiled the LYTIA 901 — originally introduced as the LYT-901 — a 1/1.12-type stacked CMOS sensor with roughly 200 effective megapixels.…
In 2026, "more megapixels" no longer means "a better camera." The imaging industry has entered an era where 200-megapixel sensors pack pixels as small as 0.5 micrometers — the smallest ever produced — while AI…