A new lens technology could mean brighter photos and better zooming, all while taking up less space.
Its one of a growing number of tweaks to digital cameras.
The system mimics a standard lens system, but it can zoom in and out with a single lens.
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Most smartphones currently use plastic and glass lens elements mounted over an image sensor.
Metalenz says the structure of its lens allows for brighter and sharper images, compared to standard lenses.
Professional photographerSarah Slobodaoriginally learned to shoot on film and says digital falls short.
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“Id love to see new cameras come out that capture more details in the highlights.”
Dynamic range is how well a camera captures both light tones and dark tones at the same time.
“Currently, we use HDR (high dynamic range) technique as a workaround,” Broz said.
“The way this works is that you take three (or more) photos, each exposed differently.
Finally, you stitch the images together in a post-production program such as Lightroom or Aurora HDR.”
“This way, you cannot ‘blow’ the highlights anymore,” Broz noted.
