Xiaomi 12S Ultra concept shows us a smartphone with an exposed 1-inch type sensor that can accept regular camera lenses. Hidden only beneath a sapphire glass, the sensor features a thin lens mount that can accept a lens adapter to provide a Leica M lens mount. Can this be the future of the camera industry? Nothing disrupted the camera industry in recent years as much as smartphones. Their increasingly better cameras along with more powerful processors for better computational photo- and videography have already basically erased the whole entry-level point-and-shoot camera segment. Whether we like it or not, other camera segments are up next. R.I.P., point and shoot cameras. Image credit: John Thomas, D-Kuru (edited by CineD) On the other hand, while the quality of photos and videos shot on smartphones has gotten much better, you still can’t quite cheat the physics, as the size of the image sensor still plays a significant role. As soon as you compare any smartphone photo with a photo from a modern large sensor camera (MFT and above) on a large monitor, it becomes clear, that phones still can’t quite match up. It becomes even more apparent with low-light photos. Though as it turns out, smartphones can have larger image sensors too. A few days ago, an interesting video made circles around the internet. It features a new concept device from the Chinese tech company Xiaomi. It shows a new smartphone they are working on, called 12S Ultra Concept. Xiaomi 12S Ultra Concept According...
Published By: CineD - Monday, 7 November, 2022