Spectricity, a Belgium-based firm, recently unveiled the S1 sensor, said to enhance a smartphone’s main camera system to give a precise representation of skin tone and color.
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The company has announced that S1 is the first miniature, mobile device-compatible multispectral image sensor, and the first smartphones to feature this technology are due to be released in 2024. It predicts that the technology will be incorporated into all smartphones in the following two years.
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What is the function of the Spectricity S1 sensor?
Spectricity S1, designed to be the first miniaturised and mass-manufactured mobile spectral image sensor, helps to resolve the problems related to colour accuracy in smartphone cameras. According to the company, this device is capable of measuring the colour of an object based on its spectral signature.
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What improvements to photos does it promise?
The company claims that their S1 sensor is capable of capturing the entire visible and near-infrared range at a rate suitable for mobile applications. This is a big step up from traditional smartphone cameras, which are limited to the three colour channels of red, green, and blue. By using the S1 sensor in conjunction with the main cameras in a phone, users can finally experience true colour photography.
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Vincent Mouret, CEO of Spectricity, has stated that the company is sending out samples of the S1 to various smartphone manufacturers in order to have it featured in new models.
Mouret expressed enthusiasm while announcing the first ever budget-friendly mobile spectral imager, the S1. He predicted the first smartphones featuring this technology would be available by 2024 and that it would eventually be featured in all smartphones.
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Jonathan Borremans, the Chief Technology Officer of the company, noted that even the best smart phone camera is unable to accurately capture the full range of colours. The S1, however, uses spectral signature data to produce pictures with a higher level of colour accuracy. In addition, Borremans stated that he is confident that spectral imaging will become a common feature in all devices with cameras.
It is predicted that the S1 spectral Phone camera sensor will spur advancement in consumer electronics pertaining to personalised cosmetics, health and wellness, e-commerce, smart gardening, and authentication.
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