Digital Still Camera

The digital camera implements the image sensor (CCD or CMOS) to convert the light directly into series of pixel values that make up the image to be taken. The more pixels your camera has, the more detail it can capture.

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Design Considerations

Over the last few years, digital cameras have become more and more sophisticated enabling many advanced features including noise filtering, instant red-eye removal, high-quality prints extracted from video, image and video stabilization, in-camera editing of pictures and wireless transmission of photos.

Texas Instruments has a long history of providing expertise and superior products to the video market. TI's comprehensive solutions cover the entire video chain – everything from the initial capture of video content to the final viewing experience. TI's optimized digital camera solutions, along with a sophisticated and easy-to-use development environment, enable camera manufacturers to advance next-generation digital photography.

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Most useful technical documents for Digital Still Camera

Interfacing a CMOS Sensor to the TMS320DM642 Using Raw Capture Mode (Rev. A) (HTM 9 KB) 8259 views
27 Jan 2010 Read Abstract
Implementing DDR2/mDDR PCB Layout on the TMS320DM35x DMSoC (Rev. D) (HTM 9 KB) 3680 views
11 Nov 2009 Read Abstract
Migrating From TMS320DM35x to TMS320DM36x Devices (HTM 8 KB) 2925 views
03 Mar 2009 Read Abstract
Board and System Design Considerations for the TMS320VC5503/06/07/09A DSPs (HTM 8 KB) 7040 views
19 Nov 2008 Read Abstract
USB 2.0 Board Design and Layout Guidelines (HTM 8 KB) 15109 views
10 Dec 2007 Read Abstract
Interfacing an LCD Controller to a DM642 Video Port (Rev. B) (HTM 9 KB) 8026 views
03 May 2004 Read Abstract
Programmable DSP Platform for Digital Still Cameras (HTM 9 KB) 2091 views
07 Mar 2000 Read Abstract

Selection and Solution Guides

Most useful technical documents for Digital Still Camera

Selection Guides

Power Management Guide 2010 (Rev. J) (PDF 7.71 MB) 220854 views
25 Nov 2009
I2C Guide (Rev. B) (PDF 2.76 MB) 15097 views
12 Aug 2009
MSP430 Ultra-Low-Power Microcontrollers Brochure 2009 (Rev. Q) (PDF 1 MB) 62854 views
04 Aug 2009
Logic Guide 2009 (Rev. Z) (PDF 4.16 MB) 98861 views
23 Jul 2009
Interface Selection Guide (Rev. D) (PDF 2.28 MB) 82031 views
04 Dec 2008
Amplifier and Data Converter Selection Guide (Rev. C) (PDF 6.7 MB) 130926 views
21 Sep 2008

Solution Guides

Video and Vision (formerly Imaging Solutions) Guide 4Q 2009 (Rev. G) (PDF 3.37 MB) 60171 views
14 Dec 2009
Analog and Logic for Low-Power Processors (Rev. C) (PDF 3.09 MB) 22087 views
19 Jun 2007

Tools and Software

Name	Part #	Company	Software/Tool Type
Code Composer Studio Integrated Development Environment (IDE) - v4.x	CCSTUDIO	Texas Instruments	Code Composer Studio(TM) IDE
TMS320C64x Image Library	SPRC094	Texas Instruments	Signal Processing Libraries
TMS320DM355 Digital Video Evaluation Module	TMDSEVM355	Texas Instruments	Development Boards/EVMs

Product Bulletin & White Papers

Most useful technical documents for Digital Still Camera

Product Bulletin

DaVinci Technology - Digital Video Innovation Product Bulletin (Rev. D) (PDF 948 KB) 9897 views
13 Feb 2007

White Papers

Automatic Level Controller for Speech Signals Using PID Controllers White Paper (HTM 9 KB) 13323 views
18 Jul 2008 Read Abstract
Transcoding with DM6467 and DaVinci Technology Drives Video Market Evolution (PDF 58 KB) 4172 views
01 Feb 2008
Getting the Most Out of Your Image-Processing Pipeline White Paper (PDF 263 KB) 5850 views
10 Oct 2007
Optimizing Video Encoders with TI DSPs White Paper (PDF 94 KB) 2870 views
10 Oct 2007
Video Compression and Data Flow for Video Surveillance Whitepaper (PDF 358 KB) 2771 views
19 Sep 2007
Reaping the Benefits of SoC Processors for Video Applications White Paper (PDF 124 KB) 6825 views
28 Mar 2007
HD Transcoding Connects Home Video Applications White Paper (PDF 470 KB) 9336 views
20 Mar 2007
Optimizing Power Consumption in DSP Designs Whitepaper (HTM 8 KB) 3329 views
25 Oct 2006 Read Abstract
The DaVinci Effect: Achieving Digital Video Without Complexity White Paper (PDF 70 KB) 5696 views
06 Dec 2005
The Future of Digital Video White Paper (PDF 56 KB) 6358 views
08 Sep 2005
DaVinci Technology for Digital Video White Paper (PDF 55 KB) 5938 views
08 Sep 2005

News Releases & Authored Articles

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Authored Articles

Evaluating high definition's implications (Registration to EE Times maybe required) - Jeremiah Golston and Gene Franz, Texas Instruments, EE Times
11 Sep 2006 View Article
Video Designers, Are You HD-Ready? - Jeremiah Golston and Gene Frantz, Texas Instruments, Advanced Imaging Pro
05 Jul 2006 View Article
Video encoding, SoC development, and TI's DSP architecture - Mihir Mody, Technical Staff, Multimedia Codec Group, Texas Instruments, Video/Imaging DesignLine
26 May 2006 View Article
How to exploit 17 tried and true DSP power optimization techniques for wireless applications - Rob Oshana, Texas Instruments, Comms Design
15 May 2006 View Article
Saving power with DSPs in portable apps - Naser Salameh, EE Times
15 May 2006 View Article
Advantages of Software Camera Designs - Bruce Flinchbaugh, Imaging Business Unit, Texas Instruments Incorporated, Electronic Products
01 Feb 2002 View Article
How MPEG-4 Trade-Offs Affect Design - Bruce Flinchbaugh, Minhua Zhou, Raj Talluri - Imaging Business Unit, Texas Instruments Incorporated, EE Times
12 Nov 2001 View Article
Streaming Multimedia Challenges DSP Design - Vishal Markandey, Nat Seshan, Pradeep Bardia - DSP Video and Imaging, Texas Instruments Incorporated, EE Times
20 Sep 2001 View Article

Digital Still Camera

The digital camera implements the image sensor (CCD or CMOS) to convert the light directly into series of pixel values that make up the image to be taken. The more pixels your camera has, the more detail it can capture.

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