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June 12, 2020 08:20 pm
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Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/12/21289574/light-camera-company-exits-smartphone-business
Another innovative company has given up on revolutionizing mobile photography
Photo by Becca Farsace / The Verge
Light, the company behind the Nokia 9’s unique array of five rear cameras, has given up on its unconventional effort to revolutionize the cameras in our pockets. In a statement to Android Authority, Light said it’s “no longer operating in the smartphone industry.”
Light set out to overcome the limitations of small camera sensors — like those in our phones — by cramming a ton of cameras (each with different focal lengths) onto one device and combining the data from all those modules. Its proof of concept for this was the $2,000 L16 camera. In a review, my colleague Sean O’Kane credited the L16 as being an engineering marvel and said it indeed delivered better image quality than most mobile devices. But it still lagged well behind...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/12/21289574/light-camera-company-exits-smartphone-business
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