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. – September 29, 2025 – 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.