A schematic attached to the patent discovered by PatentlyMobile reveals an S Pen that is equipped with an image sensor, optical lenses, an integrated circuit board, and controller, as well as a ...

That is what this patent which was first filed at the Korean patent office back in February 2016 says. According to the patent description, the S Pen will house an image sensor and a lens with ...

The patent is for a new lens design that helps maintain both a wider aperture and angle while keeping the lens small and light. Beyond the size creating a more portable system, the patent notes ...

But now, it seems like our wish is finally being answered, especially since Ricoh filed a new patent for wide-angle lenses for APS-C cameras, which could be for the highly-awaited GR IV.

Apple has been granted two patents relating to ways it might look to extend/augment the built in camera lenses on its mobile devices in future (via AppleInsider). The two patents, granted to ...

The tetraprism lens is currently made by Taiwan’s Largan Precision, often referred to simply as Largan. The company claims to have patents protecting either the design of the lens or the ...

The patent, approved by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office last week, describes "an electronic lens that can be controlled to control the overall optical power of the device." The procedure to ...

The Olympus PEN E-PL7 features much of the same technology as Olympus’s award-winning OM-D® line of cameras for a level of performance that rivals that of high-end interchangeable-lens cameras. The ...

Today though, the long-standing rumors gain a little more traction, with the help of a new patent that shows off a 30mm f/2.8 DO lens designed for a full-frame mirrorless system. Filed back in ...

Smart contact lenses are nothing new to our ears, but what Sony has tried to patent is incredible in both senses of the word: a contact lens that crams enough camera hardware to make it both ...

Dual-lens cameras are all the rage, and while Apple might be a little late to the dual-lens party, that doesn’t mean it has forgotten about the concept altogether. In fact, its latest patent ...