iPhone 5 (& iPad 2?) Getting 8-megapixel Camera from OmniVision?

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If OmniVision sounds familiar to you that’s because the company is responsible for the current cameras of the iPhone 4 and it is also rumored to create the iPad 2 cameras, as well as the next-gen iPhone cameras.

In fact today we learned that the company announced a new camera sensor that’s probably made for, but not limited to, iOS devices. The OV8820 is an 8-megapixel CMOS-based sensor that will surely offer you better pictures and images while on the go.

The OV8820 will offer you a 1.4-micron OmniBSI pixel architecture, high frame rate (1080p/30 and 720p/60 high-definition video), electronic image stabilization, full horizontal field of view, backside illumination pixel architecture for better low-light picture taking and “advanced video capabilities that support YouTube and Facebook applications.”

In fact, in case you’re a professional photographer then here is a full list of specs and features for you:

• Package Size: 6350 x 6750 µm
• Analog / Digital: Digital
• Chroma: Color
• Array Size: 4614 x 3444 µm
• Resolution: 1080p / 8 MP
• Package: RW
• Optical Format: 1/3.2″
• Pixel Size: 1.4 µm
• Frame Rate: 60 @ 720p / 30 @ 1080p / 24 @ Full
• Power Consumption Standby: 30 µA, Active: 170 µA
• Automatic black level calibration (ABLC)
• Programmable controls for frame rate, mirror and flip, cropping, windowing, and scaling
• Image quality controls: lens correction and defective pixel canceling
• Support for output formats: 10-bit RAW RGB (MIPI)
• Support for horizontal and vertical subsampling
• Support for images sizes: 8 MP, EIS1080p, 1080p, EIS720p, EISQ 1080p, Q1080p, EISVGA, VGA, QVGA, etc.
• Support 2×2 binning
• Standard serial SCCB interface
• MIPI serial output interface
• Embedded one-time programmable (OTP) memory for part identification, etc.
• On-chip phase lock loop (PLL)
• Programmable I/O drive capability
• Built-in 1.5V regulator for core

On the other hand, if you’re a pro then you definitely have a better camera to take with you on the go, don’t you?

OmniVision will not tell us outright that the next-gen iPhone 5 is getting this new camera sensor, but we’re certainly not expecting the device to come with the same 5-megapixel shooter the iPhone 4 has. On the other hand the iPad 2 might not be so fortunate and use the same iPhone 4 camera, which is still a lot better than nothing.