STV0674

 VGA or CIF CMOS sensor support
 Hardware color processing and JPEG compression of image data
 Still image capture
 Tethered video operation over USB  
Simultaneous video and audio capture
 USB
USB for PC and MacOS (in development)
 Flexible external memory options
 SDRAM for lower cost, (8 or 16 bit)
 FLASH for non volatile storage (Data + Code)
Smartmedia Card for removable data storage
 EEPROM for code storage
 Record simultaneous video and audio direct to memory while untethered
 Drivers for PC operating systems Win98, WinME, Win2K and WIn XP.

The STV0674 is a flexible, scalable digital camera co-processor for use with the range of CMOS imaging sensor products from STMicroelectronics.

The same chipset can be used for a wide range of digital imaging products with unique features and price/performance points.

The STV0674 is designed for use with CIF (352x288) or VGA (640x480) ST CMOS image sensors and provides full exposure control, color processing and mode control for these sensors.

The STV0674 can be used to implement any of the following products:

Low cost USB Webcam Camera - a two-chip solution providing up to 30 frames per second VGA simultaneous video and audio capture.

Dual-Mode Camera - USB webcam and CIF or VGA digital still camera in a single product.

Tri-Mode Camera - USB webcam and digital still camera with the addition of a 'camcorder' mode to allow simultaneous video and audio capture directly to external memory for later upload to the PC.