Fujifilm Showcases a “Lensless Camera” Prototype
Have you ever heard of the Industrial Romanticism Exhibition?
Well, me neither.
It’s an exhibition where selected companies display their prototype creations — a blend of design, technology, and concept.
And guess what? Fujifilm is one of the seven companies participating this year, alongside Sony, Mitsubishi, Canon and others.
Fujifilm exhibited a prototype of what they call a “camera without a lens” — a tool for reviewing photos taken with a smartphone. According to Nikkei, if you select a category such as human faces or cars, the device will automatically extract and display relevant images.
This essentially sounds like a tool designed to review photos taken with a smartphone.
The designer behind it is Taki Yoshimura, who joined Fujifilm in 2024 and is currently responsible for product design in the imaging division, including cameras, lenses, and projectors.
*NOTE: the Nikkei article calls it a “prototype”, so we use the same term that Nikkei used. Although I doubt that it will ever become a real product.