“By rethinking the optical system from the ground up to be tailor-made for smartphones, we managed to fit huge CMOS sensors that collect around 9x more light than traditional designs,” says Ziv Attar, the company’s Co-Founder and CEO. “Our state-of-the-art AI algorithms seamlessly correct all the distortions and aberrations and as a result, smartphone image quality is radically increased, up 10x.” Ziv Attar previously founded LinX Imaging which was acquired by Apple in 2015, and at Apple led the development of the iPhone’s “portrait mode” technology
At Apple, Ziv met Glass Imaging’s co-founder and CTO – Dr. Tom Bishop who has years of academic research, worked at several technology companies and has multiple patents on computer vision and computational photography. “At Glass Imaging, we aim to offer similar image quality of bulky professional DSLR & Mirrorless cameras – ultra-high-resolution detail, dynamic range, low-light clarity, color and tone accuracy – but in a dramatically smaller, thinner form factor."
“The market and consumers want a lightweight, compact but high-quality camera, together with the advantages of the smartphone user experience, connectivity and instant sharing. Our advanced neural networks are co-evolved with our uniquely efficient compact optics to close the quality gap between the typical tiny sensors found on flagship smartphones and those 20-30x larger in full-frame cameras. Our approach will enable a higher quality user experience and make sure everyone can preserve their best photographic memories without compromises.” says Dr. Bishop.
Greg Gilley, Apple’s former VP of cameras and photos, and Prof. Ramesh Raskar from MIT Media Lab serve as the company’s advisors.
Glass Imaging has functioning prototypes and is preparing to start pilots with strategic partners. The new funding will be used to expand the technical team, deliver prototypes to pilot customers and create mass-producible versions of this groundbreaking technology.
