Sharp announces tiny 5-megapixel CMOS camera
- May 22nd, 2008
- 6 Comments
Unless that coin-looking object is actually a manhole cover on 500th Street, the new CMOS camera module on its left is pretty tiny — the world’s smallest, in fact. Ah, indeed it is, according to SlashPhone.
“The camera module has a size of only 9.5 x 9.5 x 6.6mm and support auto focus for better image quality. Sharp will start sending out the sample unit next week and start the mass production from July.”
What does this mean for guys like you and me? You know, guys who like guys/girls who like camera modules? It means that some day your phone will have a teeny tiny 5-megapixel auto-focusing camera, that’s all. Sounds fine to me.
Al (Who am I?)
4 months ago
But my phone already has a 5-megapixel auto-focusing camera :confused:
Doug Aamoth (Who am I?)
4 months ago
It’ll just get smaller. People probably look at your current phone and say, “Whoa, huge camera module, huh?! What’s that thing, like, 10 millimeters square?” Those kind of comments from passers-by will slowly start to go away.
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Chuck (Who am I?)
4 months ago
Cool, I can do my own rectal exam
dwalk51 (Who am I?)
4 months ago
Humph. The iPhones sure to trump that!
Whiskey (Who am I?)
4 months ago
Not to be the sound of dissent, given that everybody seems to understand and actually like this, but what about noise levels? Or will it be just one crappy CMOS that crams tons of info plus noise on your memories?
dwalk51 (Who am I?)
4 months ago
Well, I *think* there is a more official term for ‘noise levels’ but it escapes me at the moment. And good sir, do you see any extremely grainy pictures from camera-phones now? Generally speaking, no. Sure there is always going to be some crappy quality somewhere, but if a company takes the time to develop an itty-bitty camera, *I* would think that they would also take the time to iron out any kinks such as… grainy photos.