If you are a OnePlus fan, you’d know that the Chinese giant is not unfamiliar with the idea of concept devices. Remember the OnePlus One concept smartphone that featured an Invisible Camera system, thanks to a special Electromagnetic Glass panel at the back? It was unveiled by the Chinese giant at CES 2020. Now, a patent hints that OnePlus is working on a rotating camera module for smartphones that can spin 180-degree around the axis.
The patent, titled “Camera module and electronic equipment”, was filed by OnePlus at the end of 2020. It was then approved and published by the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO) in June earlier last year. The patent, which was initially discovered by Dutch publication LetsGoDigital, describes a huge circular rear camera with 180-degree rotating capabilities.
Now, coming to the working of the rotating camera, the rotating system relies on several magnets to move the camera module on its own axis. This could open up various new photography opportunities for smartphone photographers. For instance, users will not have to get into the craziest positions to get a perfect angle for a shot. They will be able to simply rotate the entire camera module to get the desired angle.
Could OnePlus 11 Pro Feature a Rotating Camera?
OnePlus has been focusing a lot of resources to improve its smartphone cameras in the recent past. It had unveiled the OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro with special camera algorithms developed in partnership with Hasselblad last year. And the company recently launched the OnePlus 10 Pro in China with the same Hasselblad-branded cameras and exclusive camera features.
