Integrated 360-degree camera for smartphones
The camera lens is unveiled at MWC, Barcelona.
Optical and imaging tech vendor ImmerVision has debuted a 360°panomorph front-facing camera for smartphones and tablets. The software package facilitates the capture of videos and pictures in 360° and the navigation of the images or video in 360°, live or in playback mode.
“Imagine capturing not just a picture or scene, but the actual experience of being there — almost like virtual reality,” poses ImmerVision EVP, Chief Commercial Officer, Alessandro Gasparini. “Then imagine that you can actually interact with that experience, share it, or view it on another tablet, TV, head-mounted display device such as Oculus Rift, or any other viewing platform.”
He added, “Today’s mobile technologies are focused on higher megapixels, thinner handsets, and larger displays. ImmerVision is changing everything by making it possible for any manufacturer to integrate an ultra-compact 360° panomorph lens that lets consumers do things they’ve never thought possible, like capturing entire panoramic moments of life identical to the original experience — all with a single click.”
The technology houses Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 and 800 processors and includes 5 megapixel sensors from Omnivision, and panomorph lenses from smartphone lens-maker, Kolen.
The package also enables sharing of 360° videos and watermarking on the content which captures data (speed, GPS, date, time, height, angle) through a single data stream.
Beyond smartphones and tablets, ImmerVision enables users to capture and share content with any 360° ImmerVision enabled- device, such as wearables, drones, sports cams, video surveillance, baby monitoring and automotive.
Said Ray Cisneros, svp, worldwide sales and sales operations at OmniVision. "With digital imaging trends more and more being driven by advanced applications such as the 360 immersive front-facing cameras, OmniVision is proud to have a role in setting the future of digital imaging with ImmerVision."