Category: camera technology

Japan researchers warn: Flashing “Peace” Sign in Photos May Lead to Identity Theft

Dunja Djudjic

Japan’s National Institute of Informatics (NII) recently warned the public about taking and publishing photos with popular two-fingered pose. They claim that flashing “V” sign in photos may lead to your identity being stolen. The reason is that fingerprint recognition technology became so advanced and widely available, that a simple snapshot of a person holding […]

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Twin Rear Cameras On Smartphones Brings Optical Zoom Quality With no Moving Parts

John Aldred

According to Israeli company, Corephotonics, while mobile sensor resolution increases, the effective resolution and image quality of cameras in mobile devices remains relatively low. Although the technology is improving with each new generation of smartphones that gets released, as well as other oddities, things like motion blur, lack of optical zoom, low light performance and focus issues still […]

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It takes 800 Engineers To Get Apple’s iPhone Camera To Click

Liron Samuels

The release of Apple’s iPhone 6s including quite a few upgrades to the device’s cameras, and part of the reason behind that was revealed during a recent interview with 60 Minutes’ Charlie Rose. Due to the fact that the camera is the most-used feature of any Apple product, and the fierce competition in the mobile […]

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