Imaging recource: This smartphone camera uses liquid crystal and electrical currents to focus fast and efficiently

If you think liquid crystal is only for displays, think again. Photography startup LensVector has announced its liquid crystal autofocus lens is officially out on the market via a partnership with Vital Mobile and Sunny Opotech. The lens, which goes by the name LV4522, uses patented technology to rid mobile cameras of the need for complicated and fragile motors and gears to focus the image. Instead, the lens applies an electrical current to liquid crystal molecules sandwiched between glass elements to alter the refractive index. The advantage of this...
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