LG Innotek to unveil ultra-compact optical zoom camera module for smartphones

Ultra-compact optical zoom camera module for smartphones [Source : LG Innotek]

LG Innotek will unveil its ultra-compact optical zoom camera module at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2023, the world’s largest IT and home appliance exhibition held in Las Vegas.

LG Innotek won an innovation award with its camera module, a subminiature component enabling the telephoto camera function in smartphones. The latest module is the first in the world to apply the zoom lens mechanism of a mirrorless camera, enabling clearer images and video recordings without image quality degradation with a focal length of 85 - 125mm.

To ensure clear images regardless of shooting distance, LG developed a zoom actuator, a core part to move the lens for clear picture quality in all ranges between four and nine magnifications. In addition, its actuator is excellent in accuracy, speed, and durability, with less battery consumption. As demand from global customers for optical zoom is increasing, LG Innotek plans to speed up market penetration with its differentiated technology and business capabilities, said the company’s CEO Jeong Cheol-dong.

LG Innotek is currently working with Qualcomm to optimize software for optimal zoom modules to be installed in Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 mobile platform.

LG Innotek shares rose 0.36 percent to 277,500 won ($217.48) in the early session of Thursday.