Samsung Patents a Multi-Camera System That Eliminates Video Shake
Most phone stabilization fights shake after the fact. Samsung's new patent tries something different: pulling the steadiest slice from every camera at…
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Samsung Patents a Switchable External Antenna That Mounts Near the Camera
Samsung is patenting a phone antenna that lives outside the device body, positioned near the camera, and can be switched on or…
Samsung Patents a Camera That Fixes Skewed Angles Before You Even Shoot
Ever taken a photo of a building or a document and ended up with a trapezoid instead of a rectangle? Samsung is…
Sony Patents a System That Keeps Virtual Backgrounds in Sync During Live Camera Cuts
If you've ever watched a live broadcast shot on a virtual set and noticed the background look briefly wrong after a camera…
Patent: Smaller Camera Design Captures Images Without a Traditional Lens
Modern lensless cameras skip the glass entirely and use a patterned mask instead, but that mask has always been bulky. Sony's latest…
Sony Patents a Camera Lens That Repels Barnacles and Still Focuses Sharply
Cameras mounted on ships, drones, and utility poles share a common enemy: barnacles, algae, and other creatures that slowly grow over the…
Qualcomm Patents Technology That Builds Unified 3D Maps by Grouping Nearby Objects
Matching two 3D scans of the same room is harder than it sounds, and doing it wrong means AR objects drift, robots…
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…
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…
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