Motorola Cellphones to get Kodak's 5-Megapixel CMOS Sensor

Several Motorola cell phones to feature 5-Megapixel cameras by the end of the year.
Kodak also plans to release a digicam under its own brand name and offer the 5-Megapixel chip to Cellphone manufacturers in second half of 2007.

Kodak President Antonio Perez declared serveral key developments made by Kodak at the JPMorgan Technology Conference in Boston. The most important one being the development of a 5-Megapixel CMOS camera chip. The chip would be first to feature in Motorola cellphones by the end of this year. Besides, Kodak also plans to release a digicam based on the same CMOS camera chip under its own brand name.
Perez also informed that, Kodak has been working with IBM to develop CMOS sensors. He added, "Our CMOS sensors have been well advancing for many years. And now we will have the ability to embed the sensor in the phone with all the richness we have with our imaging software. It will allow us to make the sensor, the most important part of the camera, able to manage the light, color, and the like."
Another striking revelation was regarding Kodak's exit from entry level digital camera business owing to lack of profits from the same.
With the development of the new 5-Megapixel CMOS sensor, Kodak plans to release more products using this in-house manufactured chip to earn more profits.