Latest Digital imaging Stories

SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- OmniVision Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: OVTI), a leading developer of advanced digital imaging solutions, today announced a new flagship image sensor for its security products portfolio -- the OV10630. The new system-on-a-chip (SOC) sensor combines 720p high-definition (HD) video with unparalleled low-light sensitivity and color high dynamic range (HDR) in a 1/2.7 inch optical format. Using OmniVision's proprietary new HDR processing...

SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- OmniVision Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: OVTI), a leading developer of advanced digital imaging solutions, today announced the completion of its acquisition of Aurora Systems, Inc. ("Aurora"), a privately-held company incorporated in California. Aurora is a supplier of LCoS (Liquid Crystal on Silicon) devices for use in mobile projection applications and high definition home theater projection systems. "We are very excited by the growing...

ANAHEIM, Calif., Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- (PMA #2220) -- Sony is exhibiting an array of innovative digital imaging products at the Photo Marketing Association (PMA) 2010 International Convention, including a concept model of the new compact a (alpha) DSLR camera system that employs an Exmor(TM) APS HD CMOS sensor, which provides full AVCHD video capability. New concept a products being shown include an ultra compact model with interchangeable lenses, additions to the a family (including a...

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- OmniVision Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: OVTI), a leading developer of advanced digital imaging solutions, today announced the introduction of the world's first 1.1-micron backside illumination (BSI) pixel. The new OmniBSI-2(TM) pixel architecture represents a major milestone in digital imaging technology, and enables new imaging solutions with superior image quality and low-light sensitivity. The architecture also extends OmniVision's...

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- OmniVision Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: OVTI), a leading developer of advanced digital imaging solutions, will release its financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2010 following the close of market on Thursday, February 25, 2010. The Company will host a conference call to discuss its financial results at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on that day. The conference call will be webcast and will be accessible on OmniVision's web site at...

SHANGHAI, Feb. 4 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- The 12th China Shanghai Interphoto & Digital Imaging Exhibition will be held during the Shanghai World Expo on July 1-4, 2010 at the Shanghai Everbright Exhibition Center. The exhibition will feature a "Showpiece Enterprise Gallery" for the photo and digital imaging industry during the World Expo. According to the organizer, manufacturers have expressed a strong desire to participate in the gathering in Shanghai with impetus from the World Expo....

Preventing deadly ruptures of the blood vessels in the brain is the aim of a new Mayo Clinic project to help radiologists detect aneurysms with far greater speed and accuracy. The new method uses analytics technology developed by the Mayo and IBM collaboration, Medical Imaging Informatics Innovation Center and has proven a 95 percent accuracy rate in detecting aneurysms, compared with 70 percent for manual interpretation. Project findings were reported in the Journal of Digital Imaging...

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- OmniVision Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: OVTI), a leading developer of advanced digital imaging solutions, today unveiled its first native high-definition (HD) video sensor built on OmniBSI(TM) pixel technology. The compact 1/6-inch OV9726 delivers 720p HD video at 30 frames per second (fps), making it ideal for high-performance HD cameras in notebooks, netbooks, webcams, mobile phones, portable media players (PMPs) and other mobile...

RIDGEWOOD, N.J., Dec. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Women's Digital Imaging of Ridgewood (WDI), has begun using Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA), a technology developed to screen for osteoporosis (bone loss), to measure body fat in patients who want a more accurate method of establishing goals and measuring results for weight management and fitness programs. While Body Mass Index (BMI) has been a standard measuring tool, it does not distinguish muscle from fat. DXA analysis measures the...

MELVILLE, N.Y., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Nikon Inc., world leader in digital imaging, recently announced the results of its 2009 "Picture Yourself" survey that reveals consumer attitudes about self-image. Just in time for the holiday portrait season, Nikon's "Picture Yourself" survey revealed that if people could turn back time, they would choose to retake a family portrait (25 percent), a high school graduation photo (21 percent), a driver's license photo (21 percent), a wedding photo (15...