Digital Camera technology is moving ahead and it looks like it’s not just the hardware that will be the important element in future. Most interesting part of the news for me is the creation of new lense configurations that are as much about the intelligence as they are the optics.
The first thing it achieves, he said, is taking pictures in very low light (3-4 lux). A wider aperture can be used without introducing more lens elements.
The second trick is getting rid of the autofocus actuator, mimicking autofocus in software. Even with no moving parts, the lens can still autofocus via software.
Source: PMA 2006
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Digital Camera technology is moving ahead and it looks like it’s not just the hardware that will be the important element in future. Most interesting part of the news for me is the creation of new lense configurations that are as much about the intelligence as they are the optics.
Source: PMA 2006
Technorati Tags: digital, camera, technology, news, photography