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Tessera's OptiML Zoom gets cameraphones 3x closer without moving parts

by Darren Murph, posted Apr 28th 2008 @ 4:47PM

Oh sure, those with no shame whatsoever can snag a totally sketchy LV 2008 with an attachable zoom lens, but those of us with a shred of dignity are waiting on something better. Enter Tessera Technologies, which is today announcing that its OptiML Zoom solution is available for licensing. Said innovation brings a unique lens design and specialized algorithms to replace "traditional mechanical zoom capabilities," giving equipped cameraphones 3x optical zoom capabilities in a "compact camera module without moving parts." Hailed as the industry's first non-mechanical optical zoom solution, it promises to not degrade images the way digital zoom does, and while it's eager to see handset OEMs pick up the tech and integrate it into forthcoming mobiles, we've yet to hear of any big players jumping on board.

[Via PhoneScoop]

Concept handset features see-through camera viewfinder

by Brian White, posted Apr 6th 2007 @ 5:13AM


Once in a while an image of a concept wireless handset gets us drooling -- and a see-through screen qualifies. Pei-Hua Huang, a recent grad of North Carolina State University, is touting the possibly future of cellphones in his wondrous "What You See Is What You Get" (aka, WYSIWYG) concept that houses a 50mm-equivalent camera along with a transparent frame as the cam's viewfinder. We're not sure what this concept would mean beyond that ultra-cool, see-through screen area used for a viewfinder, but we're onboard with ya, Pei. If the camera body slides outta the way of that super-big viewfinder, we'd love to see this concept in action. Let's get a production contract started with an ODM, mkay?

Samsung Techwin's incredible shrinking cellphone camera

by Donald Melanson, posted Sep 8th 2006 @ 9:17AM

Cellphone cameras are already pretty darn small but, not one to be easily satisfied, Samsung Techwin has gone and shunk that module even smaller, cramming a complete camera with autofocus and 3x optical zoom into a 9mm thick package. Samsung Techwin also says the module will consume less power and provide more durability than other camera modules while still offering "digital camera-like quality" -- which digital camera, exactly, it didn't say. In any event, it looks like these are going to be just about everywhere in the not-too-distant future, with Samsung set to build a new plant to produce 'em at a rate of 10 million units per month by 2007. [Reg required for link]




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