OmniVision Technologies today unveiled their new image sensor, the OV3642, a 1/4-inch, 3 megapixel CameraChip sensor with TrueFocus technology embedded on-chip.

TrueFocus technology optimizes optics, sensors and image processing to maximize camera performance and minimize system size and cost. Using TrueFocus in camera phones enables true 'point-and-shoot' capability, where the entire scene -- from 20 cm to infinity -- is always in focus, a benefit that applies equally to video capture. TrueFocus technology enables instant one-click capture and therefore no 'missed opportunities' for the camera user.

The OV3642 has an embedded microcontroller to support an internal auto focus engine that is controllable via its general purpose I/Os. This provides customers the flexibility to use the OV3642 in a variety of camera designs targeting fixed focus, TrueFocus and auto focus solutions.