Tessera Adds Pseudo-Optical Zoom in OptiML Package

Yahoo: Tessera announced its OptiML Zoom solution, an image enhancement solution combining special lens design with algorithms to replace traditional mechanical zoom capabilities. It enables 3X "optical" zoom capabilities in a compact camera module without moving parts.

The technology incorporates a new lens design that increases the resolution in the center of the image without narrowing the field of view. The result is claimed to be "true optical magnification without loss of detail".