It’s easy to think that cameras used for anything more complex than taking still images must be constructed from equally complex and expensive components, but that isn’t always the case. A team of ...

The only thing stopping smartphones from being truly flat is their camera lenses, which need a certain size and shape of bulky glass to function. Scientists have now developed a 1x1 millimetre (0.03x0 ...

Researchers believe lensless cameras may pave the way for tiny future cameras, but the latest academic experiment with an lens-free camera uses something that already exists as a “lens” instead: a ...

While cameras continue to get smaller, using a lens to focus light physically limits this process, even with ultra-thin flat lenses on the way, and explains why so many smartphones have protruding ...

This article was originally featured on Popular Photography. Every photographer knows this truth: When it comes to cameras and gear, things can get huge—and fast. Especially in the lens department.

Lensless imaging technology introduces computing power into the conventional optical imaging system. The lensless camera becomes compact and easy-to-build. The earliest lensless camera could be ...

Hitachi might not be known for its image-capture technology, but a new press release details the workings of a lensless camera technology the company is working on that’s capable of focusing the image ...

Australian and U.S. scientists have developed a lensless camera which uses X-rays to view nanoscale materials and biological specimens. As says one researcher, 'there is no lens involved at all; ...

The camera is compact and inexpensive to construct because it consists of only a diffuser – essentially a bumpy piece of plastic – placed on top of an image sensor. Although the hardware is simple, ...

Jacob Kastrenakes is The Verge’s executive editor. He has covered tech, policy, and online creators for over a decade. One day, cameras may be able to capture less data but produce images that look ...

Even as our phones get thinner, there's one spot that keeps sticking out: the camera lens. Taking good pictures and being able to focus at multiple distances requires a layer of glass that's a certain ...