Light is working on a nine camera smartphone prototype

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Light — the company behind the still-incredible looking L16 camera, which packed 16 lenses into one pocket-sized device — may be setting its sights toward the smartphone game, with The Washington Post reporting that the company is experimenting with prototype phones featuring between five and nine camera lenses on the back.

According to Light, the multi-lens array on its current (working) prototype can shoot up to 64 megapixel shots, with promises of better low-light performance and depth effects (presumably building off the type of portrait mode features offered on current smartphones.)

Nine cameras are better than one — probably

In many ways, the shift towards cell phone photography seems like a natural fit for Light, whose original...

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