iPad 2: OmniVision To Provide Front And Rear Cameras?
by Joe White
October 30, 2010
It is rumored that OmniVision has won the contract to provide the second-generation iPad with front and rear cameras. The news comes following a report by Barron's, which MacRumors spotted. It stated:
The research firm contends the new iPad will ship with two cameras, a 5 MP camera and a VGA camera, and likely will support Apple's FaceTime video chat software. Detweiler says their early read is that Apple will build 2.5 million units of the next iPad in calendar Q1, providing an incremental 5 million units of demand from Apple for OVTI, which also supplies sensors for the iPhone.With FaceTime compatibility having expanded to iPod touch devices and Macs (as well as iPhone 4 handsets), it would make sense to create a FaceTime-compatible iPad. However, the inclusion of a rear-facing camera hasn't always been a certainty. Though, if this report is anything to go by, the iPad 2 will include both a front and rear-facing camera. Have you ever tried taking a photo with a clipboard-sized device?
