While stand-alone compact cameras are increasingly at risk of being made obsolete by smartphone cameras, they do still have their advantages. One of those advantages is the fact that, in most cases, ...

Without the chemical-electrical conversion, a capacitor can be charged and discharged much more rapidly than a battery, last longer and weigh less. Capacitors are ideal for camera flashes and other ...

Next-generation cellular telephones will include high-quality photographic capabilities. To support their improved image sensors and optics, they will need high-quality “flash” illumination, which ...

Small but mighty Xenon flash for mobile phones - great shots in the dark soon to be a reality. A Singapore invention looks set to equip mobile phones with a built-in, small yet powerful Xenon flash, ...