CamMini 9

Production-Ready Camera Reference Design

The CamMini 9 production-ready camera reference design is offered in two version; CamMini 9 CCD and CamMini 9 CMOS. The main features include TFT LCD, Internal Flash and SD card, IGBT flash, MPEG 4 and WMV capture and playback, direct printing mode, fast click-to-click.
 

The CamMini 9 features include TFT LCD, Internal Flash and SD card, IGBT flash, MPEG 4 and WMV capture and playback, direct printing mode, fast click-to-click.

The CamMini 9 CMOS comes with either Micron’s and OmniVision’s 3Mpixel CMOS sensors. CamMini 9 CMOS is a cost effective solution for entry level cameras CamMini 9 CCD comes with Panasonic’s 4Mpixel CCD sensor and Copal’s zoom lens. CamMini 9 CCD is a cost-effective high quality mid-range camera solution. It features full zoom camera functionality with auto focus control and AGC adjustment, providing a high image quality under a variety of conditions.

CamMini 9 is equipped with a highly efficient power module. This module supports a long operating life in all modes and is powered by 2 AA batteries. The built-in voice audio codec of COACH 9 is utilized for audio recording and playback modes including movies.

CamMini 9 software includes: COACH firmware, COACH Host Control Embedded (HCE-9) reference code and production ready, WHQL certified PC drivers. The HCE features an attractive, production-ready GUI and includes a multi-language support core, with a fully implemented English language. The USB connection mode includes PictBridge direct printing, bulk-only mass storage, and video streaming. PC drivers include Twain and WIA.

Feature List

  • MPEG 4 and WMV video capture at 30fps VGA resolution and 20 fps at SVGA resolution
  • Enhanced sensor signal processing with:
    • 12 bit processing for high dynamic range - CamMini 9 CCD
    • Color Interpolation and Conversion
    • Image scalers
    • Automatic White Balance (AWB)
    • Automatic Exposure ( AE )
    • Auto Focus - CamMini 9 CCD
    • Edge Enhancement
    • Advanced Color Matching
    • Programmable Lens Shading compensation (Patent Pending)
    • Performance enhancement when using Zoran's CMOS sensor
  • Smooth Digital Zoom - completes optical zoom in view, capture and clip capture modes
  • IGBT flash circuit with support for red-eye reduction
  • Resident NAND flash and SD card
  • USB interface, including on-chip USB line drivers
  • Camera power circuit that supports USB/battery switching
  • Real-time JPEG compression with advanced bit rate control ensures superior visual quality for the required number of stored images
  • Capture sequence of still images at high rate
  • Advanced movie playback mode with pause/continue/fast for ward/slow motion/ backward and zoom capabilities
  • VGA movie capture to the flash card at a rate of up to 30fps (depending on card speed)
  • NTSC/PAL analog output to a TV monitor
  • Interchangeable LCD; available with Casio
  • Host Controller Embedded (HCE-9) reference code
  • Production-level user interface supporting English language and multi-language support core, provided as reference code

    • CamMini 9 CCD Reference Design

    CamMini 9 CCD Reference Design (JPG)