MT9T031
3-Megapixel CMOS Digital Image Sensor for
Wide FOV and Electronic Pan/Tilt Cameras
Micron Performance for Commercial Security
Features
High Resolution, High Speed
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ꢀ DigitalClarity ꢀCMOSꢀimagingꢀtechnology
ꢀ 3-megapixelꢀresolutionꢀ(2,048Hꢀxꢀ1,536V)
ꢀ 1/2-inchꢀopticalꢀformat
Theꢀ MT9T031ꢀ showcasesꢀ Micron’sꢀ groundbreakingꢀ
DigitalClarityꢀ technology,ꢀ whichꢀ enablesꢀ brilliant,ꢀ
high-resolutionꢀ colorꢀ imagesꢀ thatꢀ rivalꢀ CCD-levelꢀ
imageꢀ qualityꢀ (basedꢀ onꢀ signal-to-noiseꢀ ratioꢀ andꢀ
low-lightꢀsensitivity)ꢀwithoutꢀCCD-levelꢀpowerꢀcon-
sumption.ꢀ Theꢀ MT9T031ꢀ superblyꢀ capturesꢀ singleꢀ
framesꢀ asꢀ wellꢀ asꢀ continuousꢀ video.ꢀ What’sꢀ more,ꢀ
theꢀsensor’sꢀhigh-speedꢀreadoutꢀandꢀfastꢀautoꢀex-
posure,ꢀautoꢀfocus,ꢀandꢀviewfinderꢀmodesꢀeliminateꢀ
twoꢀcommonꢀcommercialꢀsecurityꢀcameraꢀproblems:ꢀ
shot-to-shotꢀdelayꢀandꢀvideo-to-stillꢀlag—theꢀdelayꢀ
betweenꢀwhenꢀsomeoneꢀpressesꢀtheꢀcamera’sꢀbut-
tonꢀandꢀwhenꢀtheꢀpictureꢀisꢀactuallyꢀtaken.
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ꢀ 3.2µm-x-3.2µmꢀpixelꢀsize
ꢀ Low-powerꢀCMOSꢀimageꢀsensor
ꢀ Globalꢀpixelꢀreset
ꢀ Rowꢀandꢀcolumnꢀpixelꢀbinning
ꢀ Programmableꢀgainꢀandꢀexposureꢀcontrol
ꢀ Automaticꢀblackꢀlevelꢀcalibration
ꢀ Viewfinderꢀandꢀsnapshotꢀmodes
ꢀ On-chip,ꢀ10-bitꢀanalog-to-digitalꢀconverterꢀ(ADC)
Complex Digital Functions
Whatꢀ doꢀ youꢀ getꢀ whenꢀ youꢀ combineꢀ 3.1ꢀ millionꢀ
pixelsꢀwithꢀaꢀcrispꢀdigitalꢀouput?ꢀMicron’sꢀMT9T031ꢀ
CMOSꢀimageꢀsensor,ꢀcompleteꢀwithꢀelectronicꢀpanꢀ
andꢀtiltꢀcapabilities.ꢀAtꢀ3.1ꢀmegapixels,ꢀtheꢀMT9T031ꢀ
providesꢀ aꢀ wideꢀ fieldꢀ ofꢀ viewꢀ (FOV)ꢀ thatꢀ canꢀ beꢀ
subwindowed,ꢀ positioned,ꢀ andꢀ sizedꢀ toꢀ enableꢀ aꢀ
low-cost,ꢀhigh-ꢀperformance,ꢀhighlyꢀreliableꢀpan/tiltꢀ
cameraꢀwithꢀnoꢀmovingꢀparts.ꢀꢀ
Ease of Design.
Speed of Development.
WithꢀfewerꢀrequiredꢀpartsꢀcomparedꢀtoꢀCCD-basedꢀ
sensors,ꢀ Micron’sꢀ MT9T031ꢀ CMOSꢀ imageꢀ sensorꢀ
simplifiesꢀ cameraꢀ design.ꢀ Itsꢀ on-chipꢀ analog-to-ꢀ
digitalꢀ conversion,ꢀ clockꢀ generation,ꢀ andꢀ otherꢀ
sophisticatedꢀ cameraꢀ functionsꢀ enableꢀ designersꢀ
toꢀ createꢀ smaller,ꢀ higher-performance,ꢀ lower-costꢀ
applicationsꢀ withinꢀ shorterꢀ productꢀ developmentꢀ
periods.ꢀꢀ
WithꢀtheꢀsubwindowꢀsizedꢀtoꢀproduceꢀVGAꢀvideo,ꢀ
theꢀ cameraꢀ focusesꢀ onꢀ 300,000ꢀ ofꢀ theꢀ 3.1ꢀ millionꢀ
pixelsꢀatꢀoneꢀtime,ꢀleavingꢀtheꢀrestꢀofꢀtheꢀsceneꢀtoꢀ
beꢀaccessedꢀthroughꢀtheꢀpanꢀandꢀtiltꢀfunctions.ꢀTheꢀ
MT9T031ꢀsupportsꢀbothꢀ2Xꢀandꢀ3Xꢀreductionsꢀofꢀtheꢀ
outputꢀresolutionꢀandꢀenablesꢀindependentꢀbinningꢀ
ofꢀrowsꢀandꢀcolumns—whichꢀmeansꢀpreciseꢀmanip-
ulationꢀofꢀimagesꢀandꢀaꢀwiderꢀFOVꢀimageꢀisꢀpossibleꢀ
withoutꢀhavingꢀtoꢀoutputꢀallꢀofꢀtheꢀpixelsꢀthatꢀtheꢀ
sceneꢀcomprises.ꢀAdditionally,ꢀtheꢀMT9T031ꢀenablesꢀ
anꢀelectronicꢀzoomꢀfunctionꢀbyꢀendingꢀtheꢀbinningꢀ
andꢀselectingꢀaꢀsubwindowꢀframeꢀorꢀbyꢀreadingꢀoutꢀ
allꢀofꢀtheꢀpixels.
Perfect for These Applications
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ꢀ High-resolutionꢀsecurityꢀcameras
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ꢀ Electronicꢀpan/tiltꢀcameras
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ꢀ Wideꢀfieldꢀofꢀviewꢀcameras