Want to use PROPER camera lenses on your phone? Check this out

SwitchLens accessory, mounted to a smartphone, with a selection of lenses
(Image credit: Sneaki Design)

Ever wished that your phone could take better pictures? Maybe by using real camera lenses? Then you may be interested in SwitchLens – a new crowdfunding campaign that promises to "turn any smartphone into a professional camera".

The way it does this is by enabling you to use Micro Four Thirds lenses when shooting with your phone. However, the lenses don't mount directly to your phone; they mount to an external camera unit, which contains its own image sensor (either Micro Four Thirds or 1-inch), and connects to your handset to give you the power of a larger sensor and proper optical lenses. 

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Header Cell - Column 0 Sony Type 1 sensorMicro Four Thirds sensor
Megapixels (total)20.75MP21.46MP
Resolution20.75MP20.89MP
Sensor modelIMX283IMX472
ISO100-12800 (exp 50-25600)100-12800 (exp 50-25600)
White balance2600-8600k2600-8600k
Shutter speed10 sec - 1/1800 sec10 sec - 1/1800 sec
Row 6 - Cell 0 Row 6 - Cell 1 Row 6 - Cell 2

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James Artaius
Editor

James has 22 years experience as a journalist, serving as editor of Digital Camera World for 6 of them. He started working in the photography industry in 2014, product testing and shooting ad campaigns for Olympus, as well as clients like Aston Martin Racing, Elinchrom and L'Oréal. An Olympus / OM System, Canon and Hasselblad shooter, he has a wealth of knowledge on cameras of all makes – and he loves instant cameras, too.