Largan Precision to become Taiwan's first maker of 3x DSC zoom lenses. largan precision to become taiwan. Largan Precision, Taiwan's second-largest manufacturer of optical lenses, will become the first to produce 3x optical zoom lenses for digital still cameras (DSCs) in Taiwan, company chairman Scott Lin said. Largan Precision, Taiwan’s second-largest manufacturer of optical lenses, will become the first to produce 3x optical zoom lenses for digital still cameras (DSCs) in Taiwan, company chairman Scott Lin said....

Canon offers new camera, zoom lenses. canon offers new camera. The new lenses are designed for professional photographers and amateur enthusiasts....

Philips develops fluid lenses. philips develops fluid lenses....

BenQ to begin volume shipments of DSCs featuring Pentax SMC lenses. benq to begin volume shipments of dscs featuring pentax smc lenses. BenQ launched two new digital still camera (DSC) models on July 19 (the E510 and E520) that feature Pentax lenses and SMC (super-multi coating) technology. BenQ launched two new digital still camera (DSC) models on July 19 (the E510 and E520) that feature Pentax lenses and SMC (super-multi coating) technology....

Creative Sensor to produce liquid lenses by year-end 2006. creative sensor liquid lenses. Creative Sensor Incorporated (CSI), a Taiwan-based maker of color contact image-sensor modules for multi-function peripherals, will invest about $3.1 million in a production line for liquid lenses, with small-volume shipments slated to begin by the end of 2006, according to company president Doris Hsu.. Creative Sensor Incorporated (CSI), a Taiwan-based maker of color contact image-sensor modules for multi-function peripherals, will invest about $3.1 million in a production line for liquid lenses, with small-volume shipments slated to begin by the end of 2006, according to company president Doris Hsu. The production line, which will be installed in CSI’s manufacturing site in Wuxi, China, will initially have a production capacity of 100,000 liquid lenses a month, using techniques licensed from the France-based Varioptic, Hsu added....

Early prototypes have been tested on rabbits for short stints without any adverse effects and the researchers say lenses that can display a few pixels worth of information will be available soon. These lenses were then placed onto the eyes of rabbits for up to 20 minutes....

Scientists to develop 3D camera with 12,616 lenses. A research group from Stanford University is working on a new idea that one day could enable the production of a relatively simple yet very capable 3D digital camera: Instead of using just one lens the researchers are mounting thousands of lenses. Current projects appear to either focus on pictures that are taken by multiple lenses at the same time, the use of prisms, lasers or software methods that analyze shadows in 2D pictures. Abbas El Gamal’s research group at Stanford University now has come up with the idea to dramatically increase the number of lenses to enable 3D photography. The big question of course is : How much will such a chip cost, especially if it has thousands of lenses...