Researchers at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have redefined the meaning of the phrase “Kodak moment,” with their groundbreaking innovation in image-capturing technology, the miniature liquid camera lens. The “liquid camera lens” consists of a pair of water droplets which are made to respond to and vibrate, using high-frequency sound waves to constantly moderate the curvature of the lens. The imaging sensor behind the lens captures images electronically at the rate of 250 pictures per second.
What is so exciting about this development is that this technology will also affect the overall performance, size and shape of a camera. Very simply, highly efficient cameras will hit the market in smaller, lighter and cheaper designs. The target consumers for this product would be almost anyone with an inclination towards photography or who has a need to “shoot.”
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Talks to use this technology, by leading camera and cellphone manufacturers, are expected to begin soon.
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I consider this innovation to be absolutely fantastic because of how it impacts the overall design and features of the camera, which is based on the performance of the camera lens.
Units that are smaller, lighter and that can perform at 250 frames per second, will make a photographer’s life easier and will allow him/her to go about his business flawlessly.
Word around the Web:
Will Park from IntoMobile says:
Smaller camera lenses make for smaller camera modules - in turn making for smaller, slimmer, and more power-efficient cameraphones.
Troy from Eurekalert says:
New miniature image-capturing technology powered by water, sound, and surface tension could lead to smarter and lighter cameras in everything from cell phones and automobiles to autonomous robots and miniature spy planes.
Source: SlashPhone
