Samsung’s idea here relies on moveable/tilting camera sensors, and not just on the basis of the number of sensors that are included.
As envisioned, this new Samsung phone calls for five wide-angle cameras with a focal length of 28mm, along with at least one telephoto lens. Per LetsGoDigital, an LED flash supplements the camera array, and each sensor can also point in one direction “and then optimize the array configuration using image algorithms.”
By using moveable camera sensors you can do things like capture a panoramic image with a blurred or “bokeh” effect, which is something you can’t do with current Samsung phones. The Dutch site goes on to note that the benefits of this setup include better photos even in poor light situations, as well as superb focus, and higher dynamic range (HDR), according to the patent documentation.
The sensors are shown as being able to tilt independent of each other, depending on what the user wants. The camera setup can also produce time-synchronized image frames, which is extra nice when capturing video with a high frame rate.
What we see above points to a future for smartphones that’s less reliant on the number of megapixels associated with a camera and more on lens quality and sensor size, with a growing emphasis on being able to shoot much crisper and detailed images even in conditions when the lighting is sub-par. Manufacturers like Nikon and Canon have been using tilt and shift technology in their cameras for a while now, so it’s interesting to see it coming into our smartphones.
Dutch tech news blog LetsGoDigital spotted the patent filing.
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