Why glasses need two camera jobs
AI glasses put two different imaging jobs on one face: a world-facing path that sees outdoor backlight and indoor contrast, and an inward eye-track path that must stay tiny, NIR-friendly, and global-shutter so gaze stays locked while the head moves. Mixing those roles on one sensor class forces power, FOV, or shutter compromises the product cannot afford.
Camemake treats them as one dual-module program: a COB or CSP world camera on GalaxyCore GC12C1 for always-on sensing and DAG HDR, and an OC0TC-class stacked BSI global-shutter eye-track camera for inward tracking. Same factory, same serial and QA discipline, two optical stacks tuned for opposite directions.
World-facing: GalaxyCore GC12C1
Published GalaxyCore figures for GC12C1 (confirm pixel size and package on the vendor datasheet before any BOM lock):
Item | Value
Part number | GC12C1
Resolution | 12 MP
Optical format | 1/4-inch
Pixel size | about 0.9 µm class (confirm on datasheet)
Technology | BSI
Shutter | rolling
Frame rate | up to 60 fps at full resolution
Package | COB; module envelope about 6.5 mm × 6.5 mm
HDR | DAG single-frame HDR to 12-bit
Always-on | low-power AON for continuous scene monitoring
DAG HDR keeps high conversion gain in dark regions and low conversion gain in bright regions in one frame, which matters on a walking wearer under backlight. AON lets the world camera stay aware without keeping the full capture pipeline hot. The 6.5 mm module class is the mechanical starting point for hinge or brow-bar DFM.
Eye-track class: OC0TC global shutter
Eye and face tracking wants global shutter, small Z-height, NIR response, and high frame rate at low power. OmniVision’s OC0TC CameraCubeChip class is the public reference Camemake uses for that inward path:
Class | OC0TC / OG0TC global shutter
Resolution | about 400 × 400
Pixel size | about 2.2 µm
Frame rate | up to 240 fps
Module cues | about 1.7 mm Z-height, low mass, low power
Use | AR / smart glasses eye and face tracking
Camemake may ship the CameraCubeChip as-is, or an OG0TC-class bare GS die in a custom COB or CSP holder when the glasses ID needs a different FOV, CRA, or FPC. Exact PN, mono vs color, and FOV are confirmed on the quote.
One dual-camera glasses program
Camemake is the factory for the dual stack:
- World module on GC12C1, MIPI out, lens and IR-cut for the world FOV, AA and shading cal for outdoor and indoor use.
Eye-track module(s) in the OC0TC class (often one per eye), NIR pass or 940 nm coating as required, sync plan with the host SoC.
- Mechanics into the temple, hinge, or brow bar with Z-height and mass owned in DFM.
Volume path from samples into serial-tracked production lots with calibration files.
Belgium engineering support, China production, Hong Kong HQ. Design, SMT, COB/CSP, AA, calibration, and QA live in-house.
From brief to certified volume
- Brief: world FOV, eye-track NIR and FOV, host SoC and MIPI budget, temple Z-height and mass, AON duty cycle, certification markets.
- 2. Configuration: lock GC12C1 and OC0TC-class inward sensors, COB vs CSP, optics, FPC, connector, quote.
- 3. Samples: world and eye-track modules, AA reports, serials, host bring-up notes.
- 4. Production: IQC, assembly, lens AA, functional and dust inspection, serials into the production database.
- 5. Certification support on the Camemake services path as the glasses SKU requires.
Next step
Send Camemake the dual-camera brief for your glasses SKU. We will map GC12C1 world imaging and OC0TC-class eye-track into an ODM platform or a full OEM design, then move from samples into AA and certification planning.
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