Xiaomi has revealed what will be its next great innovation in the world of smartphones, and as you can see, it is related to the photographic aspect. And it is that the manufacturer wants to take a new leap in that of zoom photography, but paying attention to the most important element of a photograph: light.
Mobile phones will become compact cameras
Although we have already seen mobiles with varifocal objectives previously, and today periscopic lenses offer up to 10 optical magnifications, Xiaomi's proposal goes far beyond what we might think at first glance, since the secret of this optical zoom system would be in the opening of the lens .
According to the manufacturer, it has revealed through its official profile on Weibo, The lens would include a large aperture that would allow light to enter more than 300% compared to current systems, and it would also have a stabilization system that would help prevent shake.
The brand has posted a video to demonstrate how the lens moves in operation, and has also shown a demonstration of the focus adjustment in which it can be seen that the depth of field is quite remarkable at short distances between objects and the background.
There's still much to do
From what we have seen, it is clear that aesthetically it is still a first functional prototype, so the system could still have a lot to develop, but it is still a very interesting advance that could change the current perspective of current camera systems. on mobile phones.
Fewer cameras in the future
And it is that if today most phones (if not all) have more than two cameras, This system would help to reduce the number of lenses by being able to have different focal lengths in the same lens, while at the same time enjoying a generous aperture with which to capture maximum light.
That said, if today we find a main sensor of many megapixels with a wide-angle lens and a second sensor of less megapixels with a magnifying lens, this new system would allow the same sensor to be used to take both a wide-angle photo and a zoom photo.
Why aren't zoom lenses used as the main camera these days? Well, basically because of the opening problem. The main sensors, having a more angular lens, have a larger aperture with which to capture much more light than sensors with magnifying lenses, so Xiaomi's idea would finally solve this impediment, hence both cameras were merged in one with the idea of reducing the cameras on the backs of phones. Not bad, right?