While many mobile phone manufacturers are still studying the arrangement of rear cameras, the new patent of one plus one rotatable camera has attracted the attention of the industry. On January 18, it was reported that OnePlus was developing a patent for a rear camera that could rotate 180 degrees, which was approved in June 2021. Considering that the camera will become more maneuverable after getting more angles, it is believed that the subsequent use of this patented device will be able to shoot images with more elaborate composition.
Judging from the patent information currently exposed, in order to ensure that the lens can be rotated 180 degrees, OnePlus has added a magnet element to this patent, so that the camera can also rotate around the bearing after slightly protruding. But from the rendering, this seems to be just a single camera, considering that the volume already occupies most of the phone, if OnePlus does not intend to make it protrude from the module, then the possibility of zoom does not seem too big.
However, the exposure information also mentioned that this camera seems to have a different starting point in terms of stabilization. It is understood that because of its 180-degree rotation characteristics, it seems that it can be rotated without the help of stabilizers, but the patent information does not mention more details, but in normal mode, it can still support displacement stabilization, but it is not yet known whether the patent can be commercialized.
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