OMNIVISION Launches TheiaCel™ OV50R Image Sensor for High-end Smartphones and Action Cameras

OV50R image sensor features ultra-high dynamic range for best-in-class video in all lighting conditions, day and night

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--OMNIVISION, a leading global developer of semiconductor technology, including advanced digital imaging, analog and display solutions, today launched the new OV50R CMOS image sensor that features ultra-high dynamic range (HDR) of up to 110 decibel (dB) for video and preview with single exposure, excellent low-light performance, fast autofocus and high frame rates. The OV50R, a 50-megapixel (MP) sensor with a 1.2-micron (µm) pixel, is designed for high-end consumer devices including smartphones, as well as action, vlog and pocket cameras.

“OMNIVISION introduced a TheiaCel™ sensor to the mobile market, the OV50X, for flagship smartphones in April 2025. With the launch of the OV50R, we are further expanding the TheiaCel™ product family, offering our patented technology to a broader range of smartphones,” said Keneki Kure, Mobile Product Marketing Director, OMNIVISION. “Our OV50R is the industry’s leading image sensor designed for high-end main cameras in a 1/1.3-inch optical format that offers 4K three-channel HDR and a high frame rate at 60 frames per second (fps). Compared with the previous-generation 1.2‑micron (µm) pixel TheiaCel™ sensor, OV50K, the new mobile TheiaCel™ sensor OV50R delivers approximately 20% lower power consumption, enabling longer HDR video capture while maintaining system stability. With the OV50R, a broader range of smartphones and action cameras are capable of superior video and photo capture around the clock, even in challenging lighting conditions.”

The OV50R supports 4-cell binning for 12.5MP at 120 fps and 4K 60 fps with three-channel HDR with 4x sensitivity for excellent low-light performance. It offers premium-quality 8K video with dual analog gain (DAG) HDR and on-sensor crop zoom. OMNIVISION’s second-generation TheiaCel™ technology further expands single exposure HDR to 110dB. The sensor supports 100% coverage quad phase detection (QPD) for best-in-class autofocus performance.

The OV50R is sampling now and will be in mass production in Q1 2026. For more information, contact your OMNIVISION sales representative: www.ovt.com/contact-sales.

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OMNIVISION is a global, fabless semiconductor organization that develops advanced digital imaging, analog and display solutions for multiple applications and industries, including mobile phones, security and surveillance, automotive, computing, medical, machine vision and emerging applications. Its award-winning, innovative technologies enable a smoother human/machine interface in many of today’s commercial devices. Find out more at www.ovt.com.

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