Launching its second mobile camera sensor this week, OmniVision brought out a new model focused heavily on smartphone video. Its OV5680 shoots stills at a pedestrian five megapixels but is more powerful for movies: it can capture 1080p at 30 frames per second using the full frame, using a scaler that both cuts out lag and allows software-based stabilization. Pixel-binning also lets it capture 720p at 60 frames per second or half of a 3D picture when combined with another sensor.
