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posted by martyb on Saturday September 08 2018, @05:42AM   Printer-friendly
from the Now-there-are-FIVE-lenses-that-I-got-to-try-and-keep-my-fingers-from-getting-in-front-of? dept.

Leaked image teases Nokia phone with five cameras

HMD appears to be working on an impressive camera array for a future Android-powered Nokia handset. Leaked design sketches and images hint that we could be about to see a Nokia-branded phone with five cameras on the rear. The penta-lens setup first appeared in rumors about a Nokia 10 device earlier this year, and now an alleged photo has leaked of the handset.

The camera module includes five lenses arranged in what looks like a circle, with prominent Zeiss branding. HMD Global, the Finnish company that licensed the rights to produce Nokia phones, teamed up with Zeiss last year to reunite the Nokia and Zeiss brands for the Android era. HMD has started to use Zeiss optics in its latest Android handsets, and the lens maker has even patented a miniaturized zoom camera system that looks very similar to this leak.

F*** Everything, We're Doing Five Rear Cameras.

But you still have a long way to go.

Also at Engadget.

Previously: Nokia (HMD Global) Partners with Zeiss for Optics Capabilities
LG's V40 Smartphone Could Include Five Cameras (total)

Related: Nokia Smartphones to Return in 2017
Nokia (HMD Global) Attempting U.S. Comeback With Midrange Android Smartphones


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  • (Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday September 08 2018, @08:46AM (7 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday September 08 2018, @08:46AM (#732093)

    The article even says its unclear what the use is for 5 cameras. What is the demand for this?

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  • (Score: 5, Interesting) by takyon on Saturday September 08 2018, @09:10AM (4 children)

    by takyon (881) <reversethis-{gro ... s} {ta} {noykat}> on Saturday September 08 2018, @09:10AM (#732097) Journal

    In general:

    • It increases the amount of light collected, which is better for dim settings
    • Allows for cameras with different focal lengths [digitalcameraworld.com], larger pixels, zoom levels, etc.
    • Could allow you to algorithmically fix up the image, possibly allowing you to "focus after the fact" (or in near real-time)
    • Could let you capture 3D imagery/depth mapping data, or a larger FOV (see VR180 cameras [theverge.com]).

    Smartphone reviewers are probably going to spend a lot of time on the camera and determine whether these multi-camera setups actually work in practice. But the idea is sound and there may be no limit [theverge.com] to the useful amount of cameras. Although maybe we will ditch lenses [soylentnews.org] eventually.

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    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday September 08 2018, @09:45AM (2 children)

      by Anonymous Coward on Saturday September 08 2018, @09:45AM (#732104)

      there may be no limit to the useful amount of cameras.

      I guess it depends on what you call "useful". The cameras on phones are multiplying, meanwhile actually calling people is dying due to all the spam.

      • (Score: 2) by takyon on Saturday September 08 2018, @10:02AM (1 child)

        by takyon (881) <reversethis-{gro ... s} {ta} {noykat}> on Saturday September 08 2018, @10:02AM (#732112) Journal

        The smartphone is the perfect place for cameras. Most people carry their phone most of the time, and they can whip it out and take pics/video when something happens. WorldStarHipHop!

        If people have a problem with call spam, they could whitelist numbers.

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        • (Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday September 08 2018, @11:39AM

          by Anonymous Coward on Saturday September 08 2018, @11:39AM (#732147)

          Whitelisting isnt good enough since they can spoof numbers in your contact list. When it happened to me I think it was just lucky, but eventually all the contact lists currently being harvested by apps will become cheap enough for spammers to buy.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday September 08 2018, @04:33PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Saturday September 08 2018, @04:33PM (#732245)

      HDR

  • (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday September 08 2018, @09:10AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday September 08 2018, @09:10AM (#732098)

    The same reason anyone buys any new gay smartphone with new useless features. More is better. New is better. Niggers eat this shit up. The last trend was that useless Siri piece of shit. They were literally shooting each other in the streets over this "feature".

  • (Score: 5, Funny) by c0lo on Saturday September 08 2018, @09:49AM

    by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Saturday September 08 2018, @09:49AM (#732106) Journal

    With as single eye, you can see 2D.
    With 2 eyes, your visual perception becomes 3D.
    Maybe Nokia is onto something here, I wonder how large is the market segment of string-theorists?

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