Apple Patent Hints at Triple Lens iPhone Camera

Apple just received a patent on a new kind of camera for mobile devices, one with a triple lens and triple sensor design. The patent suggests future cameras on iPhones and iPads will be able to capture photos with significantly higher quality.

Patent No. 8,497,897, first reported by AppleInsider, describes a camera with three sensors: one for luminance (brightness) and two for chrominance (color). By using a secondary chrominance lens, an image processor will be able to compare the data from both to create an image with more accurate color.