Varioptic Liquid Lens in 2 Megapixel CMOS high resolution Camera 

Varioptic and IVA Corporation launch variable focus Ethernet digital camera 

Sudbury (USA) and Lyon (France), 23rd May 2008 – Varioptic, the liquid lens company, and IVA Corporation announce today the launch of a 2 Megapixel CMOS digital camera – IVIN2M –ETH, with a variable focus liquid lens.

The new IVIN2M-ETH camera features a CMOS imager with selectable display resolution up to 1600 X 1200 incorporating a progressive scan sensor with an electronic rolling shutter. At 37mm by 37mm (1.45’’ x 1.45”), it is a very low power, high performance CMOS image acquisition device.  

The IVIN2M-ETH integrates the latest Varioptic variable focus Liquid Lens, Arctic 314, allowing “close up” to infinity focus control with no moving parts.  The user has complete real-time dynamic control over focus during operation with the software GUI supplied with the camera, or set in the auto focus mode for completely automatic focus.

Varioptic’s Arctic 314 has been especially designed to match the requirements of low footprint systems, for both 1/4" and 1/3" formats.  It is ideal for the latest camera applications such as video continuous auto focus which requires fast response time, low power consumption and high reliability. With no moving parts, the liquid lens is very robust and the perfect solution for harsh industrial environments.

The IVIN2M-ETH can be integrated in a wide range of applications from biometrics (excluding iris identification), bar code reading, webcams, surveillance, security systems, machine vision applications and general imaging systems.

“We are delighted to continue to work with IVA Corporation following the successful launch of a first liquid lens 2 megapixel USB camera in 2007’’, said Christian Dupont, CEO of Varioptic. “Our cooperation demonstrates that the liquid lens is a proven and reliable auto focus product. It can be easily integrated in optical designs for applications used in a dynamic environment which requires re-focusing continuously and accurately in a very short time.

”David Birkner, President of IVA Corporation, added: “by partnering with Varioptic, we are able to supply our customers with a high performance, low power, auto focus miniature camera with no moving parts, requiring very little power, and with a very fast response time.’’  

The IVIN2M-ETH can be ordered through RMA Electronics, Inc. (MA), the world-wide exclusive distributor of the IVA USB cameras. A 5 Megapixel version will be available in the third quarter of 2008. 

About IVA CorporationIVA Corporation is a custom design engineering and manufacturing company, specializing in intelligent video applications.  IVA Corp. has delivered tens of thousands of vision-related hardware products. 

About VariopticVarioptic develops and manufactures auto focus liquid lenses for the camera phone industry.  Liquid lenses feature a number of advantages over competing technologies critical for camera-phone applications such as video auto-focus and bar-code reading.  These include fast and close response, very low power consumption, low cost and size, good for millions of cycles, and with no moving parts liquid lenses are extremely robust.  Varioptic is located in France with a subsidiary in Taiwan and representation in China, Japan, Korea, Europe and USA. For more information, visit www.varioptic.com.  

Press contacts

David Birkner, IVA Corporation President: [email protected]; Tel.: +1 978 443 5800

Nathalie Combrousse, Varioptic, Marketing Communications Manager: [email protected]; Tel.: +33 (0)4 37 65 47 31

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