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Samsung is working on a new variant of its coveted 360-degree camera, the Gear 360, according to a filing spotted on the Korea Intellectual Property Rights Information Service's online database. The upcoming unit, which has been dubbed the Gear 360 (2018), is expected to hit the shelves in 2018. We don't have any solid details […]
It's been revealed that Samsung has filed a patent in South Korea for a dual-lens camera configuration that takes advantage of a telephoto and wide angle lens. As outlined in the annotated diagrams found alongside the filing documentation, the former is capable of tracking any object that's in the field of view of the latter to […]
Samsung has patented new technology that could go a long way in improving a camera's low light performance. The idea is to improve color reproduction and reduce noise by adding a color splitter to improve the sensitivity of the image sensor. Conventional digital sensors make use of colored filters to transmit wavelengths that develop color […]
More signs point at Apple wanting to borrow and evolve a Samsung-developed technology to fit its purposes, namely Under-Panel Cameras. Apple appears to have won a new patent for an under-display camera technology that may allow it to finally ditch the display notch and fit its Face ID hardware under the display of future iPhone […]
We spoke about the Galaxy S23 Ultra camera system this week and mentioned that although the phone will get an upgraded 200MP primary camera, the telephoto sensor will retain its 10MP resolution. But Samsung might upgrade the remaining sensors in different ways other than bumping up the pixel count. And now, new evidence suggests that […]
Apple's decision not to go with Samsung's camera tech for the 2023 iPhone line might prove costly.
Samsung may not have come out with its own dual-camera smartphone yet but it's not like the company can't cash in on rising demand for such handsets. The company has a robust components business through which it supplies components like mobile RAM, memory, cameras, batteries, displays, and more. Samsung Electro-mechanics does cameras, it's a flagship […]
Earlier today, a mysterious Samsung ‘Sample Camera Set' was spotted on Indian import tracker Zauba's online database. Unfortunately, the listing doesn't reveal anything about the device other than it sports the model number SM-R210 and was brought into the region for R&D purposes. Recent speculation points towards the unit being a second-generation version of the […]
The Gear 360 is Samsung's first 360-degree camera. It allows users to easily capture 360-degree video and images which can then be viewed in virtual reality with the Samsung Gear VR headset. The Gear 360 features dual 15-megapixel CMOS camera sensors with each having its own wide-angle fisheye lens. These camera sensors enable the Gear […]
Samsung has managed to create what it says is the world’s slimmest & lightest interchangeable lens camera with the NX mini, but according to a patent filing uncovered by The Wall Street Journal suggests the Korean manufacturer has even higher aspirations for its camera lineup. According to the patent filing, Samsung is working on a digital camera with a […]