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Next year, we may see LG’s flagship phone rocking rear camera with 20.7-megapixel sensor and improved Optical Image Stabilization (OIS). The Korean company’s LG Innotek division used the 2014 Korea Electronics Show (KES) to officially unveil such camera module, and yes – we expect it to be included in the upcoming LG G4. Aside from…
Apple may keep an 8-megapixel sensor for its rear camera, according to “sources with some knowledge of the matter.” Instead of going for the megapixel count, the Cupertino-based company will focus on improving the lens system and image quality. Earlier we’ve heard that the iPhone 6 may have a 10-megapixel camera with a F/1.8 aperture,…
Remember Sony’s QX camera cases? Kodak unveiled a pair of similar products that promise to transform any smartphone into an awesome digital camera, adding powerful optical zoom to the mix. The first of the two smart lenses, PixPro SL10, comes with 10x optical zoom, 1080p video recording with a 28-280mm wide angle lens with optical…
Smartphones are making point and shoot cameras more irrelevant by the year. Sensors on phones are producing more detailed shots in sun and low-light thanks to more advanced software being developed behind them. These technological changes allow today’s simplest low to mid range phones to capture decent photos. Although low to mid range phones serve…
Today, smartphones have made it easier than ever to capture beautiful images and videos. But what makes a good smartphone camera? It’s actually the image sensor. This piece of technology may be small, but it has a big impact on whatever your Instagram selfie is blurry or your Vine video is pixelated. You can see…
AT&T will be the first U.S. carrier to carry the Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom, offering the device on November 8th for $199 with a new two-year contract. The Galaxy S4 Zoom, the second Galaxy camera from Samsung combines a 10x optical zoom lens with the design and functionality of Samsung’s elegant Galaxy line. The guts…
At the end of August, we’ve talked about the super-thin Vivo X3 smartphone, which likely won’t be released anywhere in the West. The same company is now working on an even more impressive product, one that has a swivel camera a la some fairly old Nokia N-Series devices like the N90, N93 and N93i at…
Samsung is looking to improve its smartphone camera technology. In order to make better low-light photos, the Korean company unveiled ISOCELL, the technology that increases light sensitivity and controls the absorption of electrons, resulting in better low-light pictures. Samsung says that “quality of an image sensor is determined by the amount of light that is…
A new batch of images was leaked today, showing a curious attachment coming down the pipeline from Sony. Sony’s rumored ‘Lens G’ attachment appears in the shiny, new, high resolution pics. It looks like a large zoom lens attachment, but the Lens G actually houses its own sensor, turning your smartphone into a high end…
Did you know that Sony is the only maker of high-quality 13-megapixel camera sensors? Well, now you know. You may’ve heard about many Chinese smartphones rocking such cameras but the sensors used inside these devices don’t come even close to what Sony is making. For this reason alone, we’re seeing only the flagship devices sporting…