The end of low quality camera phone pics

Kodak has announced a new kind of image sensor that could be the start of a new age of camera phone pictures. The sensor is small enough for the tiniest of cameras, and delivers 5 megapixel images in addition to being capable of shooting 720p high definition video at 30 fps (pretty impressive!). Kodak claims the sensor can even deliver good quality pictures in very minimal lighting.

The key technology that has made this new sensor a reality is a completely re-engineered CMOS sensor. Kodak says that the new sensor can finally compete with the sensors of digital cameras. The company is so confident of the sensor’s capabilities that it’s showing them off to cell phone manufacturers next week at Mobile World Congress.

This is an amazing advancement in cell phone camera technology. We can’t wait until these cameras start showing up in every phone so we can finally get rid of our digital cameras.