Optical zoom to become a standard feature of 5-megapixel camera handsets
Camera modules with an optical zoom will become a standard feature for handsets with a built-in 5-megapixel camera, according to a recently released Digitimes Research report.
Handsets with a 5-megapixel camera must have features such as auto focus or optical zoom in order to improve image quality, the report noted.
A 3x optical zoom, such as that featured in Sony Ericsson's recently introduced 5-megapixel SO905iCS handset, could become a standard feature of 5-megapixel camera handsets, the report added.
The emerging standard follows the trend from 2006 when leading handset vendors were pushing sales of 3-megapixel camera handsets featuring auto focus (AF) functionality, the report said.
Models equipped with a built-in 2-megapixel camera will account for over 50% of camera handset sales in the global market in 2008, according to the report.
However, the proportion of 3-megapixel camera handsets will be higher than that of 2-megapixel models by 2009, stated the report, noting that the ratio of 3-megapixel camera handsets to global camera handsets shipments will reach 66% in 2010.
Overall, camera handsets will account for 82% of global handset shipments in 2008, up from 72% in 2007, the report said, noting that the high penetration rate of camera phones will reduce the growth of global camera module shipments to below 20% in 2008.
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Handsets with a 5-megapixel camera must have features such as auto focus or optical zoom in order to improve image quality, the report noted.
A 3x optical zoom, such as that featured in Sony Ericsson's recently introduced 5-megapixel SO905iCS handset, could become a standard feature of 5-megapixel camera handsets, the report added.
The emerging standard follows the trend from 2006 when leading handset vendors were pushing sales of 3-megapixel camera handsets featuring auto focus (AF) functionality, the report said.
Models equipped with a built-in 2-megapixel camera will account for over 50% of camera handset sales in the global market in 2008, according to the report.
However, the proportion of 3-megapixel camera handsets will be higher than that of 2-megapixel models by 2009, stated the report, noting that the ratio of 3-megapixel camera handsets to global camera handsets shipments will reach 66% in 2010.
Overall, camera handsets will account for 82% of global handset shipments in 2008, up from 72% in 2007, the report said, noting that the high penetration rate of camera phones will reduce the growth of global camera module shipments to below 20% in 2008.
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