Samsung etches tiny mechanical shutter for cameraphones
Samsung MEMS cameraphone shutter
Here's a pic of Samsung's clever micro electro-mechanical (MEMS) shutter, designed to make high-megapixel cameraphones take rather better photos than they currently can.
The tiny shutter - it's just 2.2mm across - is made up of 36 triangular strips that curl back away from the pin-hole iris. …
I get how it helps with a still picture for the reasons given, but how does a shutter help with capturing smoother video? Surly it just means the first frame and the last frame are "crisper" without affecting the stuff in the middle?
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Samsung etches tiny mechanical shutter for cameraphones
Samsung MEMS cameraphone shutter Here's a pic of Samsung's clever micro electro-mechanical (MEMS) shutter, designed to make high-megapixel cameraphones take rather better photos than they currently can. The tiny shutter - it's just 2.2mm across - is made up of 36 triangular strips that curl back away from the pin-hole iris. …
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Posted Friday 15th May 2009 21:45 GMT
Ben
video? #
I get how it helps with a still picture for the reasons given, but how does a shutter help with capturing smoother video? Surly it just means the first frame and the last frame are "crisper" without affecting the stuff in the middle?
Posted Friday 15th May 2009 22:45 GMT
Matt
ref: video #
Video is made up of still images, or frames , The number per second being dependant on the standard being used.
Posted Monday 18th May 2009 10:34 GMT
greg
@Matt #
Yes, you figured out how videos are captured. Didnt answer Ben's question though! :P
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