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Old October 17th 12, 06:56 AM posted to rec.photo.digital
Alfred Molon[_4_]
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How specifically does it work? Is it that fluid lens controlled by an
electric field design? I can't imagine there would be a stepper motor
with movable glass in those tiny camera modules.
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Old October 17th 12, 07:05 AM posted to rec.photo.digital
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In article , Alfred
Molon wrote:

How specifically does it work? Is it that fluid lens controlled by an
electric field design? I can't imagine there would be a stepper motor
with movable glass in those tiny camera modules.


there is. the lens assembly moves forward and backward.
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Old October 18th 12, 07:51 AM posted to rec.photo.digital
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On 17.10.2012 07:56, Alfred Molon wrote:
How specifically does it work? Is it that fluid lens controlled by an
electric field design? I can't imagine there would be a stepper motor
with movable glass in those tiny camera modules.

The lens moves.
It just uses the same principle than in a CD/DVD: the glass is displaced
by an acoustic coil, Like a loudspeaker.
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