Samsung files patent for camera with transparent display: report

PanARMENIAN.Net - Trying to take another stab at the digital camera market, Samsung is said to have filed a patent for a camera whose display is completely see-through. Whether this so-called innovation will be enough to put the company on top of that market segment still remains to be seen when an actual device takes flesh, according to SlashGear.

Digital cameras are taking a big hit from mobile devices. This particularly affects the lower end of manufacturer's offerings. Last month, it was reported that Canon will be getting out of the budget digital camera market and focus instead on the professional side, an area that smartphones still have trouble climbing.

Samsung is one of those companies that are in an interesting position since it straddles both smartphone and digital camera markets. Just a few days ago, it unveiled the NX mini SMART Camera, a small camera is meant to appeal both to the obsessive selfie taker and the aspiring professional photographer. Nonetheless, the market isn't exactly overflowing with money.

One cannot, therefore, fault Samsung for trying to be different, SlashGear notes. Flaunting once again both its capabilities and ambitions in display technology, it is trying to patent a digital camera with a transparent display. Based on the diagram, however, this camera looks more like a digital compact and less of something that can be claimed for more professional uses. In an age of digital single-lens reflex cameras or D-SLR, this might fall more on the hobbyist side of the fence. No dimensions or additional features were given except for lenses, flashes, and a power button at the side.