Sony Patents a Camera System That Fixes Colors When Two Different Lights Hit the Same Scene
A candlelit dinner table next to a fluorescent kitchen is a nightmare for any camera's color system. Sony has filed a patent…
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Qualcomm Patents a Way to Build 3D Scenes from Just Two Photos
Most 3D scene-reconstruction systems need dozens of photos taken from every angle. Qualcomm's new patent describes doing it with just two.
Sony Patents a Camera That Tilts Itself to Keep You Located
Sony is patenting a system that physically adjusts a camera's angle on the fly to improve how well a device knows where…
Qualcomm Patents a Way to Recover Detail Lost During Low-Light Photo Cleanup
When a phone cleans up a grainy low-light photo, it often wipes out real detail along with the noise. Qualcomm's new patent…
Samsung Patents a Way to Keep Colors Consistent Across Different Phone Cameras
Every camera sensor sees color a little differently, which is why a photo taken on your phone's main lens can look slightly…
Samsung Patents a Camera That Switches Lenses Automatically When You Clip On an Accessory
Clip a lens attachment onto your Samsung phone and the camera reroutes itself to the right sensor without you lifting a finger.…
Google Patent Uses Face Recognition to Auto-Correct Skin Tone Colors in Photos
Your phone's camera doesn't know what you actually look like. Google is patenting a system that does, and uses that knowledge to…
Samsung Patents a Camera Sensor That Recovers Color from Blown-Out Highlights
When part of a photo is so bright the camera just records white, color data is usually gone for good. Samsung's new…
Samsung Patents a Photo-Sharpening Method That Prevents Bright Rings Around Edges
Sharpening a photo sounds simple, but the standard technique leaves glowing rings around edges called halos. Samsung's new patent tries to fix…
Sony Patents a Fix for Uneven Dimming in Cameras With Swappable Lenses
Sony is patenting a way to automatically fix a known visual flaw that appears when a liquid crystal dimmer is placed in…
Sony Patent Uses Event-Based Sensors to Sharpen Imaging of Fast-Moving Cells
Photographing a single cell rushing through a laser beam is surprisingly hard. Sony thinks a type of sensor borrowed from high-speed robotics…
Google Patents a Compact Camera Lens Built to Capture Broad Scenes
Google has patented a specific wide-angle lens arrangement that keeps the front element unusually small relative to the overall lens length, a…
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