Lens-less camera
Jun 23, 2017 07:43:17 #
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/06/170622104049.htm
Your camera and cell phone are about to become much thinner as electronics replaces optics.
Your camera and cell phone are about to become much thinner as electronics replaces optics.
Jun 23, 2017 07:46:02 #
ottopj
Loc: Annapolis, MD USA
The future is coming, whether you like it, or not. And, all your old stuff will be passé.
Jun 23, 2017 08:07:05 #
Jun 23, 2017 08:10:31 #
ottopj
Loc: Annapolis, MD USA
I have no need to hold my breath. The fact is that it is already here.
Jun 23, 2017 09:05:36 #
A camera must have a device to focus light onto a plane or spherical surface and we call that device a lens. Every camera from your Android phone to the Hubble telescope has a device that functions as the lens. The very difference between the Hubble and your phone camera is the lens - the lens is part of the creative system of the camera, and without the ability to control the shape and size of the lens, you are only able to take pictures.
Your phone may be able to replace the 35mm body, but it will never be a camera without a lens. Your OPA is replacing glass as the component material for the lens; if you read the article carefully, you will see that.
Your phone may be able to replace the 35mm body, but it will never be a camera without a lens. Your OPA is replacing glass as the component material for the lens; if you read the article carefully, you will see that.
Jun 23, 2017 09:13:43 #
Jun 23, 2017 13:13:58 #
Lensless cameras have been around forever. They are known as 'Pinhole Cameras'. They produce images with fuzzy focus. Thanks but no thanks. Been there, done that, won't do it again.
Jun 23, 2017 13:50:29 #
But this one goes from fisheye to 600mm (+) zoom with electronic focus. Might be a little pricey but could end GAS.
Jun 24, 2017 14:40:00 #
Looks like it might possibly be a bigger change in camera technology than the film to digital change. The mind boggles at the possibilities.
Jun 25, 2017 08:14:07 #
Whether this will be an eventual revolution in cameras for the average person cannot be predicted right now. Price will be the decider.
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