Mitsubishi Electric Announces Industry's First 4 Mega Pixel CCD Camera Module with Auto-Focus

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announces the industry's first 4-mega-pixel CCD auto-focus camera module for cellular phone use.

Shipment of samples will start in early November.

The market of cellular phones with cameras has been expanding domestically as well as overseas along with increasingly pixilated cameras. In response to this as well as a trend towards greater number of functions in cellular phones, Mitsubishi Electric fully utilized the module technology and know how gained from our module development to date to achieve the industry's first 4 mega-pixel CCD camera module with auto focus.

Main Features of New Product

1. Realization of first 4 mega pixel module in a cellular phone

Small 4 mega-pixel CCD camera module developed by full use of an advanced optical design and mounting technology.

2. Realization of high sensitivity and high definition using Super CCD

This module can fully respond to photography in low lighting and dark places by utilizing Super CCD.

3. Equipped with AF (Auto focus) function for precise photography

With AF function, photography of any type of photographic subject is possible; from close up human subjects to scenery.

4. Customizable FPC(b) and connector

The FPC and connector are customizable to the needs of the customer.

5. Corresponds to the frame rate of 30 fps (max) in VGA(c) size

Can respond to 30 fps (max) frame rate in VGA size picture output, making television quality animation possible

Main Specifications

Items Specifications
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1 The Image sensor CCD image sensor (image sensor)
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2 Number of effective pixels 1152x864x2 (pixels)
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3 Output image size 2304x1728 (max.)
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4 Output format Y:Cb:Cr=4:2:2
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5 Frame rate 30 Fps (Max.)
(VGA,CIF,QVGA,QQVGA )
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7.5 Fps (Max.)
(4M,UXGA, SXGA)
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6 Master clock (EXCK input) 4 - 37MHz(d)
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7 Power consumption 580 mW (Standard /Typ.)(d)
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8 Weight 3.0g(standard /Typ.) (d)
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Automatic exposure adjustment (Auto Exposure)
Automatic white balance adjustment (Auto White Balance)
Output picture size adjustment (Output image size adjustment)
Color interpolation, level correction
9 Main functions (Color/contour adjustment) Color difference matrix conversion (Color
difference matrix transformation)
The degree of picture clearness (Image sharpness adjustment)
Defective pixel compensation (Pixel Correction)
Auto focus
JPEG compression