3D Print Your Own Camera with an Interchangeable Sensor and Lens
Electronics engineer Guarav Singh has 3D-printed a camera chassis that's designed to work with interchangeable lenses and sensors.
Insta360 One RS Review: Not Perfect, But Lots to Love
Every year, action camera companies come out with new and, often, incrementally improved models that fix a few things and keep the rest the same. Insta360’s One RS is a different kind of action camera that has swappable modules for future flexibility.
Oppo Has Patented a Smartphone with a Removable Camera Module
Needing to use a lower-resolution front-facing smartphone camera for selfies and video calls might be a thing of the past if Oppo acts on a recently-filed patent. The design within features a rear camera module that separates from the main camera body.
Chroma Cameras Has Launched a Modular Medium Format Film Camera
Chroma Cameras, which was originally started in 2018 by Steve Lloyd via a successful Kickstarter, has launched its latest product: a modular, customizable camera system for 120mm film called the 679 System.
The Modular Mercury System is ‘The World’s First Universal Camera’
Imagine being able to swap between medium format, instant film, digital full-frame, and even large format 4x5 at will—a single camera that could handle it all AND let you use almost any lens you want. What you're imagining is already in the works, and it's called the Mercury camera.
Cambits: Colorful Blocks That Transform Into Many Different Cameras
Cambits is a new modular camera being developed by scientists over in Columbia Engineering’s Computer Vision Laboratory. It's a set of colorful plastic blocks that can be assembled into a custom camera of your choice.
Blocks+ Modular Camera System Lets You Swap Out Parts to Fit Your Photo and Video Needs
We’ve shared some interesting cameras in the past, but Blocks Camera's new creation has to be one of the most unusual form factors we’ve ever laid eyes on.
The camera is called the Blocks+, and its modular design lets you to swap in-and-out components, called ‘blocks,’ to allow for an almost endless array of photographic and video options -- from 3D to 360º photography.
Apple iCam: A Modular Concept Camera That Uses an iPhone for Brains
The Apple iCam is a concept camera by Italian designer Antonio DeRosa that imagines a future where cameras are modular and powered by smartphones. Smartphones have already invaded the compact camera market in recent years, but their small lenses and sensors keep them from being seen as suitable alternatives to more advanced cameras. The iCam camera changes that by adding a large sensor and interchangeable lens system to the mix. Simply attach your iPhone 5 to the case and you'll have yourself a mirrorless interchangeable lens camera with a huge LCD screen, fast processor, internet connectivity, and countless photo apps!