The Wall Street Journal:

LinX develops and markets miniature cameras for tablets and smartphones. Using an array of sensors that capture multiple images at the same time and proprietary algorithms, LinX says its cameras can gauge depth and create three-dimensional image maps.

Last year, the company said its tiny camera modules allow for better-quality pictures in low light and faster exposure at standard indoor conditions. It said the technology offers single-lens-reflex (SLR) camera image quality without the need for a bulky device.

Its technology, according to the company’s news releases, can open the way to features like automatic background removal, 3-D object modeling and face recognition.

Will mobile cameras pass the SLR quality threshold with the next wave of releases? That would be something.