Are you sick and bored with seeing digital camera bumps on smartphones? Apparently, LG is simply too as LG Innotek has introduced a brand new digital camera module that it believes might imply the tip for digital camera bumps.

Though LG has lengthy given up on making its personal telephones, LG Innotek continues to be a significant provider of cellular digital camera modules. Its newest undertaking seems to be an optical zoom sensor that may shift between two factors.

Dubbed the “Optical Telephoto Zoom Digicam Module,” LG describes its system as a “micro-component developed for the smartphone by integrating the telescopic digital camera features that have been principally utilized to the skilled cameras reminiscent of DSLR or mirrorless digital camera.”

Whereas having an optical zoom will not be essentially new — the Pixel 7 Professional and Galaxy S22 Extremely each have telephoto lenses — what’s completely different is it provides 4-9 instances magnification. The power to maneuver between 4x and 9x is one thing you generally see in conventional cameras, however not a lot in smartphone cameras.

One thing else that makes this sensor completely different is the scale. LG says that it has minimized the thickness of the module to resolve the issue of smartphone digital camera bumps. This was completed by creating a brand new lens design and altering the module’s construction.

Along with this announcement, LG additionally revealed that it has partnered with Qualcomm to optimize the software program for the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. A plan that may assist the corporate fast-track adoption of the sensor amongst international smartphone producers.

The Optical Telephoto Zoom Digicam Module isn’t the one product LG is bringing to CES in January, the corporate additionally not too long ago introduced it could be exhibiting off a brand new gaming monitor with a record-breaking 240Hz refresh fee.