Last time I spoke to Omnivision they wouldn't even consider a purchase order (from an R&D company) unless we were buying 2k units. So don't bother unless you're

Last time I spoke to Omnivision they wouldn't even consider a purchase order (from an R&D company) unless we were buying 2k units. So don't bother unless you're building consumer electronics. Other companies like e2v do have sampling packs available for most of their standard sensors, and they're pretty friendly. Not quite so small though!