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For Release on August 20th 2013
e-con Systems Launches Full HD Autofocus 8MP USB 3.0 Camera
See3CAM_80 based on Omnivision OV8825 sensor. Capable of uncompressed video
streaming 1080p@30fps
ST. LOUIS and CHENNAI, India — Aug 20th 2013 — e-con Systems Inc., a leading embedded
design services company specializing in the development of advanced camera solutions
announces the launch of the See3CAM_80, part of the See3CAM family of USB3.0 SuperSpeedcameras. The See3CAM_80 supports video streaming at resolutions of up to 1080p@30fps andincludes an eight megapixel autofocus camera module, the e-CAM80_MI8825_MOD, with anOV8825 CMOS image sensor. The UVC compliant camera is plug-and-play in both Windowsand Linux. In Windows, the camera is exposed as a DirectShow device and in Linux, as a V4L2
capture source.

Fig: See3CAM_80 camera with e-CAM80_MI8825_MOD module
The See3CAM_80 supports VGA@30, 720p30, 1080p30 preview resolutions for high end video
recording, video analytics and HD video conferencing applications. e-con is also bringing the full8 Megapixel still image capture capability to regular PCs for very high resolution imagingapplications. Above all, the See3CAM_80 can stream the full 8MP resolution video at around
11fps for applications where full image resolution required, but at a lower frame rate. All theabove are uncompressed video and streaming is through the USB3.0 interface which supports
about 5Gbps bandwidth.

The See3CAM_80 is ideal for customer applications such as document cameras/visualizers,
high resolution OCR applications for large sheet sizes, medical and scientific applications suchas tissue vision, pathology examination and microscopic applications where high resolution
streaming - even at a low frame rate - is required.
The See3CAM_80 makes full use of the potential of its OmniVision’s OV8825 CameraChip™
sensor. The OV8825 is a 1/3.2” optical format, 1.4 micron pixel raw image sensor with a fourlane MIPI CSI-2 interface and supports 720p60, 1080p60 and also 8MP at 24fps.
Third party Linux and Windows applications can use the standard UVC protocol to access the e-PRESS RELEASE
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CAM80_MI8825_MOD camera module’s built-in ISP. The ISP supports auto-exposure (AEC),AGC, auto-white balance (AWB) and image property controls such as brightness, saturation,
AWB effects, sharpness and contrast. Special features, including manual focus, single-trigger
and autofocus are available through the UVC extension interface, which is also provided by econ.
“In the late nineties, one of OmniVision’s core businesses was the VGA USB 1.0 camera, which
helped put us in our current position as a leading camera supplier for today’s PC, notebook andentertainment markets,” said Harish Iyer, product marketing manager at OmniVision.
“Leveraging our advanced 1.4-micron OmniBSI+™ pixel architecture, the OV8825’s highperformance and fast frame rate 1080p video provides key functionality for See3CAM_80’s highbandwidth USB 3.0 solution. We are proud to see the high quality 8-megapixel OV8825
CameraChip™ in the See3CAM80 solution and view it as another major milestone of growth inresolution.”“See3CAM80 is the world’s first 8MP USB3.0 UVC compliant, Autofocus camera solution thatsupports uncompressed 1080p video streaming at 30fps and is perfectly suited to highresolution, high-speed video capture applications”, said Mr Ashok Babu, President, e-con
Systems. “I am excited about the launch of this camera and this will help our customers who
have been looking for higher-resolution cameras with a USB3.0 interface for high-end imagingapplications”, he added.
Customers interested in evaluating the See3CAM_80 can order samples from e-con Systems’
online store through online webstore. Samples will be available from 20th August 2013.
Customization services
Customers, who are interested in customizing See3CAM_80 should contact e-con Systems
directly with their requirements. e-con Systems can also redesign the e-CAM80_MI8825_MOD
module to suit customers’ form factor needs or any other special requirement. Please email
sales@e-consystems.com for further enquiries.
For more information, please visit the 8-megapixel USB Camera page and video demo.
About See3CAM
The See3CAM is a family of UVC compatible USB3.0 SuperSpeed cameras from e-conSystems. The See3CAM family meets the needs of next generation high-speed, high-resolution
imaging applications using USB 3.0 interface. See3CAM cameras support both Windows andLinux operating systems.
For more information, please visit the See 3CAM page.
About e-con Systems
e-con Systems is a leading product design services company in the embedded domain withsignificant expertise in camera solutions, including: camera modules, USB camera modules,
device driver development services on operating systems such as Android/WinCE, camera
reference design, software ISP, camera customization services and camera tuning services.

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