LG Innotek introduces the world’s first Optical Telephoto Zoom Camera Module at CES 2023

Innovation is at its peak and the point of a showcase for all such things is CES, so, LG Innotek introduced the world’s first product ‘Optical Telephoto Zoom Camera Module (hereafter referred to as the Optical Zoom Camera)’ will be revealed for the first time in the world on the world’s largest IT and home appliances exhibition of ‘Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2023‘. 

While smartphones have been at the forefront and their cameras have kept improving with time but optical zoom camera has reached its peak and we haven’t seen much innovation off late. The only major smartphone that has an astounding optical zoom is the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra with 100x zoom.

Now, this Optical telephoto zoom camera module introduced by LG is a micro-component developed for the smartphone by integrating the telescopic camera functions that were mostly applied to professional cameras such as DSLR or mirrorless cameras. As you mount it on the rear side of the smartphone, it will enable the image and video to be taken without image quality degradation even when zooming from a long distance.

Interesting isn’t it? LG Innotek has also received the ‘CES 2023 Innovation Award’ recently with the optical telephoto zoom camera module. So, by applying LG Innotek’s ‘optical telephoto zoom camera module’ to the smartphone, optical zoom filming is possible in the high-magnification of 4~9 times section. 

If you are fascinated and want to know when you can see this module getting implemented on the upcoming smartphones, well, you will be happy to know that LG Innotek and Qualcomm Technologies are working closely to optimize software for an optical continuous zoom that will be applied to the new premium Snapdragon® 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform. 

It will enhance the image tuning custom for the optics, which includes Auto-Focus, Auto-Exposure, Auto-White Balance, lens shading correction and much more. Users will be able to focus quickly. And the photos and videos will have stunning image quality.

Starting with the release of products at CES 2023, which will be held next month, LG Innotek and Qualcomm Technologies plan to speed up joint promotions for global smartphone manufacturers.

The CEO Jeong Cheol-dong mentioned that “Smartphone cameras will be evolved into the direction of enhancing the performance of optical zoom centrally on the premium smartphones”, and added, “As the global leading smartphone camera module company, LG Innotek will be one step ahead in introducing innovative products that provide a pleasant experience and good impression to the customers, and innovation will be provided continuously for customer value”.  

via CES Press Release