Sony Patents a Way to Use Your Camera's Focus Data to Track Moving Subjects
Every time a camera hunts for a moving subject, it's working with incomplete information. Sony's new patent proposes a fix: feed the…
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Samsung Patents Technology That Picks the Steadiest Shot to Brighten Dark Photos
When your phone snaps a burst of photos to build an HDR image, motion blur in any one frame can poison the…
Samsung Patents Camera Shake Fix That Could End Blurry Smartphone Photos
Camera shake is the enemy of a good photo, and the tiny motors that fight it are one of the least-talked-about parts…
Samsung Patents a Fix for the Electrical Noise That Sneaks Into Your Camera Shots
Every time your phone switches cameras, the tiny motors that keep your shots steady can leak electrical noise into the image. Samsung…
Google Patents a Fix for Cameras That Lose Focus in Bright Light
Taking a photo of someone standing in front of a bright window almost always ends badly: the camera either exposes for the…
Sony Patents a Sensor That Detects Nearby Objects Through Invisible Electrical Disturbances
Sony has filed a patent for a sensor that can tell when something conductive (a hand, a wire, a metal surface) gets…
Sony Patents a Camera Lens That Controls Light Differently Across Its Surface
Sony is patenting a lens surface covered in tiny bumps or pits that scatter light at different intensities depending on where on…
Sony's Patent Teaches Cameras To Fix Their Own Data Errors Automatically
Sony has patented a camera that can sense when its own data processing is going wrong and automatically switch to a different…
Qualcomm Patents Tech That Lets Users Choose How Their Phone Reads Photos
Qualcomm has filed a patent for a device that lets users choose, at runtime, which image-analysis engine processes a video stream. That…
Sony Patent Describes Camera Technology That Monitors and Detects Its Own Lens Degradation
What if your camera could tell you, or your car, that its lens is too dirty or damaged to be trusted? Sony…
Apple Patent Reveals Object Tracking Technology Triggered by Audio and Motion Cues
Apple has filed a patent for a camera system that doesn't stare at a room all day at full intensity. Instead, it…
Sony Patent Targets Avatar-Based Error Correction in Free-Viewpoint Sports Streams
Sony wants to stop those eerie, blurry distortions that appear when broadcasters let viewers pick their own camera angle. The fix, according…
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