Apple has been consistently offering improved cameras on its iPhones. The cameras on the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus are lauded for its high quality photography. Since Apple has filed a new patent, It seems that the future iDevices will be featuring a true zoom lens directly attached to the body along with support for better optical image stabilisation (OIS).

As stated on Patently Apple, in order to incorporate the new zoom lens on the device, Apple will be making use of a camera module that is designed in L-shape. In most of the camera modules that are available on the today’s smartphones, the sensor is placed outwards. However, in the L-shaped module, the light first travels through a polyhedron glass piece which is shaped like a pyramid that has a reflecting platform on its bottom.

It makes the light pass through the L-shaped module where it meets the zoom lens. There is a light splitter present on the backside of the lens that divides the incident light into three colours while shooting. The three colours are received individually by three different sensors.

As far as optical image stabilisation feature is concerned, if the reflecting platform present on the backside of the polyhedron glass piece includes a folding mirror, the reflecting component would move around and instead of the sensor, it will deal with the camera shakes while shooting photos or videos.

The iPhone 6 Plus features an OIS enabled 8 MP. In order to generate stabilisation, the device relies on its A8 processor, gyroscope and the M8 motion coprocessor. However, the newer camera will use the folding mirror will be moved by means of a powered actuator to produce image stabilisation, states Patently Apple

The new camera module may arrive on the forthcoming iDevices such as iPhones, iPads, MacBooks and so on. Patently Apple claims that it may be also made available on non-portable devices like PCs and TV monitors. Phone Arena claims that the camera feature will not arrive this year.

The International Business Times that iPhone 7 is expected to arrive in 2016. Will it feature the new true zoom lens camera? Do let us know your thoughts by adding comments.

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