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Reinventing the Lens: Software-Enhanced Optics
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October 2006
Published By:
Future Image Inc
Page Count:
49
Order Code:
R322-41
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- About the Author / Future Image
- Definitions & Methodology
- I. Introduction
- 1. Reinventing the lens
- 1.1 Challenges
- 1.2 A Setback
- 1.3 Industry Response
- 1.4 The Incredible Shrinking Sensor
- 1.5 Innovation Required
- 2. Software-enhanced optics
- 2.1 Magic or Smoke & Mirrors?
- 2.2 Imperfect Lenses
- Sidebar: History of the Lens
- 2.3 Unique Benfits
- 2.4 How Do They Do That?
- II. Vendor Profiles
- 3. CDM Optics, Inc. (OmniVision Technology, Inc.)
- 3.1 Company Profile
- 3.1.1 Primary Contact
- 3.2 Technology
- Sidebar: Ray Diagrams
- 3.3 Advantages
- 3.3.1 Compared to traditional glass or plastic lenses?
- 3.3.2 Compared to competing technologies?
- 3.3.3 Compared to competing products that use similar technology?
- 3.4 Disadvantages
- 3.4.1 Compared to traditional glass or plastic lenses
- 3.5 Product Information
- 3.5.1 Product name
- 3.5.2 Release dates
- 3.5.3 Target customer and market segment
- 3.5.4 Product size
- 3.5.5 Unit price
- 3.5.6 Speed
- 3.5.7 User experience
- 3.5.8 Power requirements
- 3.5.9 Other requirements
- 3.5.10 Ruggedness
- 3.5.11 Manufacturing supply
- 3.5.12 Track record
- 4. Dblur Technology Ltd.
- 4.1 Company Profile
- 4.1.1 Primary Contact
- 4.2 Technology
- 4.3 Advantages
- 4.3.1 Compared to traditional glass or plastic lenses?
- 4.3.3 Compared to competing products that use similar technology?
- 4.4 Disadvantages
- 4.4.1 Compared to traditional glass or plastic lenses?
- 4.4.2 Compared to competing technologies?
- 4.4.3 Compared to competing products that use similar technology?
- 4.5 Product Information
- 4.5.1 Product name
- 4.5.2 Release dates
- 4.5.3 Target customer and market segment
- 4.5.4 Product size
- 4.5.5 Unit price
- 4.5.6 Speed
- 4.5.7 User experience
- 4.5.8 Power requirements
- 4.5.9 Other requirements
- 4.5.10 Ruggedness
- 4.5.11 Manufacturing supply
- 4.5.12 Track record
- 5. DxO Labs
- 5.1 Company Profile
- 5.1.1 Primary Contact
- 5.2 Technology
- 5.3 Advantages
- 5.3.1 Compared to traditional glass or plastic lenses?
- 5.3.2 Compared to competing technologies?
- 5.3.3 Compared to competing products that use similar technology?
- 5.4 Disadvantages
- 5.4.1 Compared to traditional glass or plastic lenses
- 5.4.2 Compared to competing technologies?
- 5.4.3 Compared to competing products that use similar technology?
- 5.5 Product Information
- 5.5.1 Product name
- 5.5.2 Release dates
- 5.5.3 Target customer and market segment
- 5.5.4 Product size
- 5.5.5 Unit price
- 5.5.6 Speed
- 5.5.7 User experience
- 5.5.8 Power requirements
- 5.5.9 Other requirements
- 5.5.10 Ruggedness
- 5.5.11 Manufacturing supply
- 5.5.12 Track record
- III. Conclusions & Outlook
- 6. Conclusions & Outlook
- 6.1. The Need Exists
- 6.2. CDM Optics
- 6.3. Dblur Technologies
- 6.4. DxO Labs
- 6.5 The Proof of the Pudding
- TABLE OF FIGURES
- Fig. 1 - Sharp 3MP CCD camera modules
- Fig. 2 - Thinner and thinner camera-phones
- Fig. 3 - Samsung Ultra Edition handsets
- Fig. 4 - Schematic of a typical mobile camera module
- Fig. 5 - Tiny pixels and the average human hair
- Fig. 6 - Comparing the human eye and the camera obscura
- Fig. 7 - Bioconvex lens
- Fig. 8 - Traditional Optical System Image
- Fig. 9 - Stopped Down Image
- Fig. 10 - Intermediate EDoF Image
- Fig. 11 - Final Wavefront Coded Image
- Fig. 12 - Converging Rays
- Fig. 13 - Converging Rays - Expanded View
- Fig. 14 - Wavefront Coded Rays
- Fig. 15 - Wavefront Coded Rays - Expanded View
- Fig. 16 - The Dblur Software Lens system
- Fig. 17 - Camera module design sequence with DxO
- Fig. 18 - Lens height reduction with DxO
- Fig. 19 - Close focus capabilities with DxO
- Fig. 20 - Extended depth of field with DxO
- Fig. 21 - Low light capabilities with DxO
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