Sony Patents Technology That Maps a Person's Full Body Shape From a Camera
Sony is working on a system that takes the raw cloud of 3D dots a depth camera captures and automatically maps them…
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Sony Patent Splits Shadow and True Color Data From Any Photograph
Every photo you've ever taken is a mix of two things: the actual color of an object and the shadows cast by…
Samsung Patents a Single Camera Light That Switches Between Scanning and Mapping Faces
Samsung has filed a patent for a camera illumination module that can flip electrically between two completely different lighting patterns for depth…
Sony Patents a Camera System That Reads Colors and Measures Distance Simultaneously
Sony has filed a patent for a camera system that uses two specialized color sensors with overlapping light bands to calculate depth…
Sony Patents a Two-Material Light Guide Design for Image Sensors
Sony is rethinking how light gets routed inside a camera sensor, and the answer involves mixing two different materials at a microscopic…
Qualcomm Patents a Camera Sensor That Dials Down Its Own Light Sensitivity
Taking a photo in blinding sunlight or of a bright stage can overwhelm a camera sensor, leaving you with a washed-out mess.…
Sony Patents a Two-Stage Light-Filtering System That Cuts Glare in Photos
Sony is working on a camera sensor that runs incoming light through two separate polarization filters in sequence, aiming to capture four…
Apple Patents a Camera That Reframes Shots Using Gestures and Voice Together
Say 'closer' while waving your hand and the camera zooms in. Say 'wider' with the same wave and it zooms out. Apple…
Sony Patents a Six-Lens Design for Compact Wide-Angle Cameras
Sony is patenting a specific six-lens arrangement that aims to squeeze wide-angle shooting and strong low-light performance into a physically small camera…
Sony Files Patent for a Zoom Lens That Stays Sharp From Wide to Telephoto
Sony is patenting a zoom lens structure that carefully choreographs how internal glass elements move during zooming, with one specific goal: keeping…
Drone Patent Reuses Blurry Misaligned Frames to Fix 3D Distance Measurement
When a drone's stereo cameras drift out of alignment mid-flight, the fix usually happens later on the ground using different footage, which…
New Patent Scans Surroundings for Eye Health Risks Using Gaze Direction
Samsung is working on a wearable device that watches where your eyes are pointed, aims a camera in that direction, and then…
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