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| - | [* black] What do we have here? This camera sure takes up a lot of... ''space''. Samsung was so proud of this particular camera that they [https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/3FqIxQ1UAUlsHuoR.full|decided to advertise it on the camera bump|new_window=true]. Let's see what's inside. |
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| - | [* black] It certainly is impressive! Light reflects through an ''optically stabilized prism'', passes through a ''sliding box full of focusing lens'', and finally hits the sensor mounted at the end of the tunnel. |
| - | [* black] With the prism out of the way, we can see the coils and magnets underneath it, and the tiny white bearings on the supporting bracket. The prism moves back and forth against that bracket to compensate for your shaky hands while you're zoomed in 100x. |
| + | [* black] Here's an unusual thing: this camera module takes up a lot of lateral ... ''space''. Samsung is so proud of this particular camera that they [https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/3FqIxQ1UAUlsHuoR.full|advertise it right on the camera bump|new_window=true]. Let's see what's inside. |
| + | [* black] How do you fit a stack of zoom lenses into a smartphone that's only 8.8 mm thin? Samsung says: turn it sideways. Instead of focusing your image directly onto the sensor, this camera uses a prism to bounce the light ''sideways'' at a 90-degree angle. |
| + | [* black] It certainly is impressive! After passing through the prism—which has its own ''optical image stabilizer''—the image barrels through a ''sliding box full of zoom lens'', and finally hits the sensor mounted at the end of the tunnel. |
| + | [* black] With the prism lifted out, we can see the copper coils and magnets surrounding it, and the tiny white bearings on the supporting bracket. The prism moves back and forth against that bracket to compensate for your shaky hands while you're zoomed in 100x. |