Cameras in mobile phones

Ville Nummela; Jarkko Viinikanoja; Juha Alakarhu

doi:10.1117/12.687433

12 May 2006 Cameras in mobile phones

Ville Nummela, Jarkko Viinikanoja, Juha Alakarhu

Proceedings Volume 6196, Photonics in Multimedia; 61960B (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.687433
Event: SPIE Photonics Europe, 2006, Strasbourg, France

Abstract

One of the fastest growing markets in consumer markets today are camera phones. During past few years total volume has been growing fast and today millions of mobile phones with camera will be sold. At the same time resolution and functionality of the cameras has been growing from CIF towards DSC level. From camera point of view the mobile world is an extremely challenging field. Cameras should have good image quality but in small size. They also need to be reliable and their construction should be suitable for mass manufacturing. All components of the imaging chain should be well optimized in this environment. Image quality and usability are the most important parameters to user. The current trend of adding more megapixels to cameras and at the same time using smaller pixels is affecting both. On the other hand reliability and miniaturization are key drivers for product development as well as the cost. In optimized solution all parameters are in balance but the process of finding the right trade-offs is not an easy task. In this paper trade-offs related to optics and their effects to image quality and usability of cameras are discussed. Key development areas from mobile phone camera point of view are also listed.

Citation Download Citation

Ville Nummela, Jarkko Viinikanoja, and Juha Alakarhu "Cameras in mobile phones", Proc. SPIE 6196, Photonics in Multimedia, 61960B (12 May 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.687433

ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE

INSTITUTIONAL
Select your institution to access the SPIE Digital Library.

SELECT YOUR INSTITUTION

PERSONAL
Sign in with your SPIE account to access your personal subscriptions or to use specific features such as save to my library, sign up for alerts, save searches, etc.

PERSONAL SIGN IN

No SPIE Account? Create one

PURCHASE THIS CONTENT

SUBSCRIBE TO DIGITAL LIBRARY

50 downloads per 1-year subscription

Members: $195

Non-members: $335 ADD TO CART

25 downloads per 1 - year subscription

Members: $145

Non-members: $250 ADD TO CART

PURCHASE SINGLE ARTICLE

Includes PDF, HTML & Video, when available