The Huawei Mate 40 series was just recently launched. Within the series, the Mate 40 Pro arrives as the higher end variant and sported a Free Form lens on the rear camera module. Now, an engineer from the Chinese tech giant has come forward and explained the advantages of using this technology.
For those unaware, the free form lens used in the Mate 40 Pro is one of the device’s highlighting feature. While traditional lenses use a spherical or aspherical optical element, the 20 megapixel ultra wide angle lens on the Huawei flagship houses an asymmetrical lens with a complex and uneven surface. Through this, the company is trying to fix the biggest issue with an ultra wide angle sensor, which is the distortion, as per the engineer.
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According to a GSMArena report, the the distortion is just one of the obstacles the company tackled. Since modern smartphones, especially flagships have become heavier, the free form lens on the Mate 40 Pro is lighter, which makes it thinner and easier to wield as well. This is possible since the free form lens requires fewer optical components and even allows for more light to pass into the sensor to improve camera performance.
The engineer stated that the company has been working on this technology for more than two years now and finally shipped it to the commercial market. Additionally, Huawei also has plans to tackle similar issues faced by the telephoto lens that has grown in popularity in recent times. These types of lenses also suffer from a form of distortion, and the company official stated that reducing its thickness is important as well.
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