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.

Application Notes (7)

Title	Abstract	Type	Size (KB)	Date	Views
Migrating From TMS320DM35x to TMS320DM36x Devices (Rev. A)	Read Abstract	HTM	8 KB	02 Jun 2011	1045
TMS320DM355 Power Consumption for Common Application Usage Scenarios (Rev. A)	Read Abstract	HTM	8 KB	16 Jul 2010	600
Interfacing a CMOS Sensor to the TMS320DM642 Using Raw Capture Mode (Rev. A)	Read Abstract	HTM	9 KB	27 Jan 2010	2377
Implementing DDR2/mDDR PCB Layout on the TMS320DM35x DMSoC (Rev. D)	Read Abstract	HTM	9 KB	11 Nov 2009	889
Board and System Design Considerations for the TMS320VC5503/06/07/09A DSPs	Read Abstract	HTM	8 KB	19 Nov 2008	1379
Interfacing an LCD Controller to a DM642 Video Port (Rev. B)	Read Abstract	HTM	9 KB	03 May 2004	620
Programmable DSP Platform for Digital Still Cameras	Read Abstract	HTM	9 KB	07 Mar 2000	231

User Guides (3)

Title	Abstract	Type	Size (KB)	Date	Views
TMS320DM35x Digital Media System-on-Chip Video Processing Back End (VPBE) RG (Rev. C)	Read Abstract	htm	8 KB	16 Oct 2008	869
TMS320DM35x Digital Media System-on-Chip Video Processing Front End (VPFE) RG (Rev. A)	Read Abstract	htm	8 KB	30 Jun 2008	886
TMS320DM355 DMSoC Peripherals Overview Reference Guide (Rev. A)	Read Abstract	htm	8 KB	07 Dec 2007	489

Selection and Solution Guides

Selection Guides (4)

Title	Type	Size (KB)	Date	Views
Power Management Guide 2013 (Rev. M)	PDF	8.94 MB	11 Mar 2013	28115
MSP430 Ultra-Low-Power Microcontrollers Brochure 2012 (Rev. V)	PDF	6.5 MB	24 Feb 2012	25193
I2C Guide (Rev. C)	PDF	3.02 MB	19 Apr 2011	5618
Logic Guide 2009 (Rev. Z)	PDF	4.16 MB	23 Jul 2009	10242

Solution Guides (3)

Title	Type	Size (KB)	Date	Views
Motor Control Solutions Brochure (Rev. F)	PDF	3.94 MB	26 Oct 2012	24186
Video and Vision (formerly Imaging Solutions) Guide 4Q 2009 (Rev. G)	PDF	3.37 MB	14 Dec 2009	3865
Analog and Logic for Low-Power Processors (Rev. C)	PDF	3.09 MB	19 Jun 2007	1102

Tools and Software

Name	Part #	Company	Software/Tool Type
Code Composer Studio (CCStudio) Integrated Development Environment (IDE) v5	CCSTUDIO	Texas Instruments	SW Development Tools, IDEs, Compilers
TMS320C64x Image Library	SPRC094	Texas Instruments	Software Libraries
TMS320DM355 Digital Video Evaluation Module	TMDSEVM355	Texas Instruments	Development Kits

Product Bulletin & White Papers

Product Bulletin (1)

Title	Abstract	Type	Size (MB)	Date	Views
DaVinci Technology - Digital Video Innovation Product Bulletin (Rev. D)		PDF	948 KB	13 Feb 2007	974

White Papers (11)

Title	Abstract	Type	Size (MB)	Date	Views
Automatic Level Controller for Speech Signals Using PID Controllers White Paper	Read Abstract	HTM	9 KB	18 Jul 2008	439
Transcoding with DM6467 and DaVinci Technology Drives Video Market Evolution		PDF	58 KB	01 Feb 2008	774
Getting the Most Out of Your Image-Processing Pipeline White Paper		PDF	263 KB	10 Oct 2007	1565
Optimizing Video Encoders with TI DSPs White Paper		PDF	94 KB	10 Oct 2007	775
Video Compression and Data Flow for Video Surveillance Whitepaper		PDF	358 KB	19 Sep 2007	641
Reaping the Benefits of SoC Processors for Video Applications White Paper		PDF	124 KB	28 Mar 2007	759
HD Transcoding Connects Home Video Applications White Paper		PDF	470 KB	20 Mar 2007	19
Optimizing Power Consumption in DSP Designs Whitepaper	Read Abstract	HTM	8 KB	25 Oct 2006	479
The DaVinci Effect: Achieving Digital Video Without Complexity White Paper		PDF	70 KB	06 Dec 2005	21
The Future of Digital Video White Paper		PDF	56 KB	08 Sep 2005	834
DaVinci Technology for Digital Video White Paper		PDF	55 KB	08 Sep 2005	948

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

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