OLED/AMOLED screens coming to a camera near you

By PR admin | Published: September 21, 2009
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The rumored Samsung NX3 camera will not be be the first camera with an AMOLED display (there is no substantial difference between OLED & AMOLED - Active Matrix is just a way of controlling individual pixels). OLED screens are already available on several models (as production costs are dropping): Nikon just released a p&s camera with a touchscreen OLED display: the Nikon S70. The first camera with an OLED screen was the Samsung TL320. It is interesting that such improvement were first introduced in the lower level products instead of pro-models. Samsung is considered to be the OLED leader in the industry. Here is a comparison between AMOLED and TFT screens:

Outside the camera world several cell phones and the next Zune HD are expected to have OLED screens.

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Samsung shows off 800 x 600 AMOLED display (source: ddaily.co.kr)

Some of the OLED screen advantages are:

  • Very thin and lighter weight
  • Greatly minimized propensity for breakage
  • Lower-power, highly rugged with superior image quality, and low cost compared to the current LCD displays
  • Due to their inherent ruggedness, allow a unique form factor of conformability and rollability during use, transportation and storage.

Related posts:

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  2. Samsung GX30 specifications: built-in GPS, double SD slots, AMOLED display
  3. Samsung GX30 picture?
  4. New exciting technologies coming soon to a camera near you
  5. Samsung NX200 to be released this month, NX20 coming in January 2012

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3 Comments

  1. AS
    Posted September 22, 2009 at 6:43 am | Permalink

    Very cool technology, I can’t wait for mass production!

  2. Sony-Canada
    Posted September 22, 2009 at 10:27 am | Permalink

    Cool stuff but with all the new display how make them well protected with Glass or something..most have a thin coat ..high grade Glass would be nice … for those 3 inch or more

  3. moe
    Posted September 23, 2009 at 8:26 am | Permalink

    Samsung Omnia HD had OLED screen, and it was absolutely attrocious in direct sunlight.

    Note tat im thios video, thery’re testing screens in shadow and not in sunlight.

    LCDs can be make transreflective, so they will use sunlight to boost their backlight.

    OLEDs cannot and have to compete with their luminosity with that of a sun (good luck).