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PRELIMINARY SPECIFICATION
1/4" color CMOS QSXGA (5 megapixel) image sensor
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color CMOS QSXGA (5 megapixel) image sensor with OmniBSI™ technology
datasheet (COB) 
PRELIMINARY SPECIFICATION
version 1.0 
november 2009
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PRELIMINARY SPECIFICATION
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OV5647
color CMOS QSXGA (5 megapixel) image sensor with OmniBSI™ technology
     
proprietary to OmniVision Technologies
PRELIMINARY SPECIFICATION
version 1.0
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00features
 cellular phones
 toys
 PC multimedia
 digital still cameras
 1.4 µm x 1.4 µm pixel with OmniBSI technology for 
high performance (high sensitivity, low crosstalk, low 
noise)
 optical size of 1/4"
 automatic image control functions: automatic 
exposure control (AEC), automatic white balance 
(AWB), automatic band filter (ABF), automatic 
50/60 Hz luminance detection, and automatic black 
level calibration (ABLC)
 programmable controls for frame rate, AEC/AGC 
16-zone size/position/weight control, mirror and flip, 
cropping, windowing, and panning
 image quality controls: lens correction, defective 
backgrinding, reconstructed wafer)
 support for LED and flash strobe mode
 support for internal and external frame 
synchronization for frame exposure mode
 OV05647-G04A (color, chip probing, 200 µm 
 support for horizontal and vertical sub-sampling
 standard serial SCCB interface
 digital video port (DVP) parallel output interface
 MIPI interface (two lanes)
 32 bytes of embedded one-time programmable 
     
 maximum image transfer rate: 
QSXGA (2592 x 1944): 15 fps
1080p: 30 fps
960p: 45 fps
720p: 60 fps
VGA (640 x 480): 90 fps
QVGA (320 x 240): 120 fps
 on-chip phase lock loop (PLL)
 embedded 1.5V regulator for core power
 programmable I/O drive capability, I/O tri-state 
 support for black sun cancellation 
(OTP) memory
configurability
core: 1.5V + 5% (with embedded 1.5V regulator)
analog: 2.6 ~ 3.0V (2.8V typical)
I/O: 1.7V ~ 3.0V
pixel canceling
 support for output formats: 8-/10-bit raw RGB data
 support for video or snapshot operations
00key specifications
 active array size: 2592 x 1944
 power supply: 
 power requirements: 
active: TBD
standby: TBD
 temperature range: 
operating: -30°C to 70°C (see table 8-2)
stable image: 0°C to 50°C (see table 8-2)
 output formats: 8-/10-bit RGB RAW output
 lens size: 1/4"
 lens chief ray angle: 24° (see figure 10-2)
 input clock frequency: 6~27 MHz
 S/N ratio: TBD
 dynamic range: TBD
 sensitivity: TBD
 shutter: rolling shutter / global shutter
 maximum exposure interval: 1968 x tROW
 pixel size: 1.4 µm x 1.4 µm
 well capacity: TBD
 dark current: TBD
 fixed pattern noise (FPN): TBD
 image area: 3673.6 µm x 2738.4 µm
 die dimensions: 5520 µm x 4700 µm
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proprietary to OmniVision Technologies
PRELIMINARY SPECIFICATION
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1   signal descriptions  
2   system level description  
2.6   reset  
2.7   standby and sleep  
3   block level description  
4   image sensor core digital functions  
2.1   overview  
2.2   architecture  
2.3   format and frame rate  
2.4   I/O control  
2.4.1   system clock control 
2.5   power up sequence  
2.5.1   power up with internal DVDD 
2.5.2   power up with external DVDD source 
     
4.3.1   color bar 
4.3.2   square 
4.3.3   random data 
4.3.4   transparent effect 
4.3.5   rolling bar effect 
3.1   pixel array structure  
3.2   binning  
3.3   analog amplifier  
3.4   10-bit A/D converters  
4.1   mirror and flip  
4.2   image windowing  
4.3   test pattern  
4.4   50/60Hz detection  
4.5   AEC and AGC algorithms  
4.5.1   overview 
4.5.2   average-based algorithm 
4.5.3   average luminance (YAVG) 
4.6   AEC/AGC steps  
4.6.1   auto exposure control (AEC) 
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4.10   frame exposure (FREX) mode  
4.10.1   FREX control 
4.9   xenon flash control  
4.9.1   LED1 & 2 mode 
4.9.2   LED 3 mode 
4.6.2   LAEC 
4.6.3   banding mode ON with AEC 
4.6.4   night mode 
4.6.5   auto gain control (AGC) 
4.7   black level calibration (BLC)  
4.8   strobe flash and frame exposure  
4.8.1   strobe flash control 
4.11   FREX strobe flash control  
4.12   one-time programmable (OTP) memory  
     
6.1   system control  
6.2   SCCB  
6.3   group register write  
6.4   timing control  
6.5   strobe  
6.6   frame control (FC)  
6.7   digital video port (DVP)  
5.1   ISP general controls  
5.2   lens correction (LENC)  
5.3   defect pixel cancellation (DPC)  
5.4   auto white balance (AWB)  
5.5   post binning function  
6   image sensor output interface digital functions  
5   image sensor processor digital functions  
6.7.1   DVP timing 
6.8   mobile industry processor interface (MIPI)  
7   register tables  
8   operating specifications  
8.1   absolute maximum ratings  
8.2   functional temperature  
8.3   DC characteristics  
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