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Xiaomi Teams Up with Light for Multi-Module Smartphone Cameras

Xiaomi and Light, a computational imaging firm, have announced at Mobile World Congress that the two companies will be working together to develop new multi-module cameras for smartphones. The two companies promised that the jointly-developed cameras will feature DSLR-level capabilities, but did not disclose when the first product from the joint project is expected to come to fruition.

Light specializes on computational imaging solutions using multiple camera arrays. The company has gone so far as to develop their own chip that can work with 6, 12, or 18-camera arrays. And while Xiaomi and Light aren't specifying just how big of a camera array they're looking to develop, we're likely looking at something in the lower-bounds of those number, if only due to the limited size of smartphones. For reference's sake, a 6-module camera would be very similar to what Nokia has done for their Nokia 9 PureView.

Cover the entire back of a smartphone with cameras, then gingerly hold it using the corners.

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Original Submission

1. "takyon" - https://soylentnews.org/~takyon/
2. "Xiaomi Teams Up with Light for Multi-Module Smartphone Cameras" - https://www.anandtech.com/show/14035/xiaomi-teams-up-with-light-for-multimodule-smartphone-cameras
3. "Light" - https://light.co/solutions#technology
4. "cameras" - https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/4/10/17218758/light-l16-review-camera-photos
5. "Meta-Lens Works in the Visible Spectrum, Sees Smaller Than a Wavelength of Light" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=16/06/04/115209
6. "A Pocket Camera with Many Eyes - Inside the Development of Light" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=16/10/27/0329228
7. "Caltech Replaces Lenses With Ultra-Thin Optical Phased Array" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=17/06/28/1511230
8. "Nokia (HMD Global) Partners with Zeiss for Optics Capabilities" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=17/07/09/1939248
9. "Google Reportedly Acquires Lytro, Which Made Refocusable Light Field Cameras" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/03/21/135248
10. "LG's V40 Smartphone Could Include Five Cameras" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/06/27/0529259
11. "Leaked Image Shows Nokia-Branded Smartphone With Five Rear Cameras" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/09/07/2348220
12. "Original Submission" - https://soylentnews.org/submit.pl?op=viewsub&subid=32185

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