__Achieve the Best Camera Design: Up-to-Date Information on MCMs__ Miniature camera modules (MCMs), such as webcams, have rapidly become ubiquitous in our day-to-day devices, from mobile phones to interactive TV systems. MCMs—or "smart" cameras—can zoom, adjust their frame rate automatically with illumination change, focus at different distances, compensate for hand shake, and transform captured images. With contributions from academics and field engineers, **Smart Mini-Cameras** discusses the structure, operation principles, applications, and future trends of miniature mobile cameras. It compares this technology with traditional digital still cameras and explains the specific requirements of MCM components (imposed by the size or type of application) in terms of optical design, image sensor, and functionalities. The book describes the implementation of several active functionalities, including liquid crystal auto focus (AF) and optical image stabilization (OIS). It also explores how new technologies, such as the curved detector and transforming optics, are stimulating novel trends, including a miniature panoramic lens on mobile phones. By providing you with an understanding of the components and performance tradeoffs of MCMs, this book will help you achieve the best camera design. It also answers frequently asked questions, such as the importance of the number of megapixels in a mobile phone camera and the value of AF and OIS features. Front Cover 1 Contents 6 Foreword 8 Preface 12 Editor 14 Contributors 16 Chapter 1: Lens Design and Advanced Function for Mobile Cameras 18 Chapter 2: Modern Image Sensors 66 Chapter 3: Voice Coil Motors for Mobile Applications 100 Chapter 4: Extended Depth of Field Technology in Camera Systems 116 Chapter 5: Liquid Lens: A Key Adaptive Component for Cameras 166 Chapter 6: Electrically Variable Liquid Crystal Lenses 198 Chapter 7: Optical Image Stabilization for Miniature Cameras 232 Chapter 8: Multiaperture Cameras 256 Chapter 9: Future Trends: Panoramic Mini-Cameras 316 Back Cover 332 Lens Design and Advanced Function for Mobile Cameras Peter P. ClarkModern Image Sensors Junichi NakamuraVoice Coil Motors for Mobile Applications Luke LuExtended Depth of Field Technology in Camera Systems Dmitry BakinLiquid Lens: A Key Adaptive Component for Cameras Bruno BergeElectrically Variable Liquid Crystal Lenses Tigran V. GalstianOptical Image Stabilization for Miniature Cameras Eric SimonMultiaperture Cameras Andreas BrücknerFuture Trends: Panoramic Mini-Cameras Simon ThibaultIndex
