Xiaomi flip camera mobile phone patent announced, can be flipped 90 degrees

CTOnews.com news on November 1, November 1, Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd. announced the patent of "a mobile terminal with a flip camera module".

CTOnews.com learned that the summary shows that the imaging module includes an imaging assembly housing, a limit slot is used for holding the imaging module, and the driving member is connected with the imaging assembly housing for flipping. The camera module is housed in a limit slot on the back of the mobile terminal, and driven by the steering gear assembly, the camera module is flipped to the back of the mobile terminal to focus. The structure design of the flip camera module has more flexibility, and there is no need to increase the prism structure of the camera module, which makes the imaging effect better and improves the shooting experience of users.

According to the summary, under normal conditions, the camera module is placed in the limit slot, which is no different from the conventional mobile phone camera module. When needed, the module can flip 90 °, perpendicular to the back of the fuselage, and has more flexibility in the scene, but this angle seems awkward and it is difficult to determine which particular thing to shoot. Of course, the patent is still in the publicity stage, and it remains to be seen whether Xiaomi will launch a mobile phone that uses this patent.