Sony’s Unveils New Phone Camera Lens That Takes Image Quality & Autofocus to the Next Level
Sony has been known for making incredible smartphone camera sensors.
,Sony’s Unveils New Phone Camera Lens That Takes Image Quality & Autofocus to the Next Level
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Muhammad Mubeen Javed
Sony has been making incredible smartphone camera sensors. The vast majority of companies feature Sony’s sensors in their smartphones.
The Japanese tech giant has now developed a new image sensor tech. It will boost its camera quality even further.
Known as the 2×2 On-Chip Lens (OCL). This technology will bring high-speed focus, higher resolution, less camera shake, and better dynamic range.
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Currently, an “on-chip” lens, otherwise known as a condenser lens, is placed on top of an image sensor pixel. Each pixel has its own lens. However, Sony has developed a way for four adjacent pixels with the same color to share a lens.
The biggest improvement the 2×2 On-Chip Lens (OCL) brings is in auto-focus, especially in the dark. Current autofocus technology is confined to very limited space for auto-focus. It opposed to Sony’s new image sensor that has much better coverage. This is because all pixels in the 2×2 OCL can be used as part of the autofocus system.
Sony claims that the 2×2 OCL will be better at capturing light, improved image stabilization, has higher frame rate clips and dynamic range. It will help produce thinner cameras overall thanks to a reduced optical size.
The company hasn’t revealed when this new technology will make its way into smartphones but it won’t take long.