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A patent spotted by LetsGoDigital suggests that LG is thinking about seriously escalating the camera-count war. The U.S. patent, which was granted on November 20 2018, describes a smartphone with 16 front-facing camera lenses arranged in a small 4x4 grid. Unlike Light's L16 camera, which builds a large image made up of multiple focal points with its 16 camera array, LG seemingly wants to capture multiple perspectives with each camera, and let users make adjustments other than focus after the fact. There's no word on when, or if, such a device will come to market. LetsGoDigital uploaded a copy of the patent on their site.
Images that are taken at the same time by different lenses can be combined into a moving image. A part of the photo can then be selected, to replace this with an image part that has been captured by another lens. It is even possible to combine several parts of different photos together. You can also select a head of a person or object, after which you can turn it into almost any desired position. Besides the camera, also a flash and a mirror are positioned on the back. The mirror can cooperate with the rear camera to allow a user to photograph himself in a self-portrait mode.
Images that are taken at the same time by different lenses can be combined into a moving image. A part of the photo can then be selected, to replace this with an image part that has been captured by another lens. It is even possible to combine several parts of different photos together. You can also select a head of a person or object, after which you can turn it into almost any desired position. Besides the camera, also a flash and a mirror are positioned on the back. The mirror can cooperate with the rear camera to allow a user to photograph himself in a self-portrait mode.