A while ago we talked about the Nokia 9 leaked renders which showed us a penta-camera setup and, if that was simply just not enough for you, LG has recently filed a patent for a phone that will have no less than 16 of them.
According to the patent, which was found by LetsGoDigital, the lenses are placed in a 4 x 4 matrix arrangement and will be capable of capturing a scene from a number of perspectives in one single shot.
If you think that means also being able to shoot 3D movies, you’re right – it would also allow the users to manipulate the shots by moving any subject around as they please – you could even rotate their head to whatever angle would make them look best, as you can see in the example below, taken from the patent file.
The camera system would employ the use of an AI to recognize the face in the photo and give you the option to replace the head of the person completely with a shot where they might look better.
Obviously, the patent is no indication that LG is planning to release such a camera arrangement on any of their phones but we can only hope they do because we have to admit the idea does sound like a lot of fun.
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