Earlier than punch-hole shows turned mainstream in the smartphone business, we had telephones with pop-up cameras, in addition to units with varied kinds of notches. Nonetheless, Samsung didn’t launch a single pop-up camera handset however did launch a rotating camera cellular referred to as Galaxy A80. However now, the corporate has patented a singular pop-up camera module for smartphones.
In keeping with LetsGoDigital, Samsung Electronics filed a patent titled ‘Digital gadget together with camera module’ with the WIPO (World Mental Property Workplace) in mid-2020. This patent acquired accredited and printed on January 14.
This design patent demonstrates a rotatable pop-up camera module. In keeping with the documentation, the module could home at the least three cameras. Within the regular state, all these sensors will face backward.
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However in the selfie mode and video calls, this cylindrical module will rotate to face the entrance and can barely pop-up out of the cellphone’s physique to reveal a single sensor on the prime. The documentation additionally mentions an choice to disclose the second sensor as effectively by rising the module even additional.
This technique makes use of a motor, two gears, and a protracted propeller shaft. It additionally features a movable body that shifts to the void place when the camera module rises. This body home a versatile printed circuit board.
Having mentioned that, we don’t anticipate Samsung to launch a industrial smartphone with this resolution. As a result of it sounds extra fragile than the common pop-up camera system. That mentioned, the above renders are created by Jermaine Smit (Idea Creator) for LetsGoDigital.
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