In addition to publishingInternational version of Xiaomi 15 Ultra, Xiaomi 15, and multiple product launch newsXiaomi also unveiled its concept design of a modular optical system. Simply put, it is modeled after the independent camera lenses that manufacturers such as Sony have launched in the past and can be used with mobile phones, but it uses the same photosensitive element design as the M4/3 camera and corresponds to 1 million pixel resolution.
At the same time, this modular optical system transmits optical signals through contacts on the back of the lens, and is claimed to be able to connect to mobile phones faster than previous wireless methods such as Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. Therefore, there will not be obvious delays when operating through mobile phones like similar products in the past. However, since the power supply also comes from the power of the mobile phone, the shooting time after connecting the lens module to the mobile phone is not long.
Because it is equipped with a M4/3 sensor, it allows for a higher light intake than the 1-inch sensors currently used in mobile phones. It can also present more natural light and color performance at the optimal focusing distance. In addition, the f/1.4 aperture design allows this lens module to easily capture night scenes and has better bokeh performance.
On the other hand, this lens module adopts a 1-megapixel specification, so it has a very high frame rate tolerance. It can also "zoom" through digital cropping. It is built with a 35mm shooting focal length, which is actually sufficient to meet the needs of many shooting scenarios.
Xiaomi currently has no plans to turn this lens module into a real product, but many mobile phone brands have historically hoped to turn their mobile phones into "cameras." Perhaps Xiaomi can further improve some of these issues (such as shorter power supply operation time, higher electronic stabilization intervention, etc.), which may become a new selling point for mobile phone products.
