What would you pay for a smartphone that takes 64 MP photos using 9 cameras?
The company Light already has made a working prototype of a phone with five to nine lenses.

Dual camera smartphones are so common now that single camera smartphones we're caught off-guard by single camera smartphones. Some smartphone makers, like Huawei, have even gone and added a triple camera setup to their phones. Taking things to another level, however, is Light, the company that had made the L16, a compact camera with, you guessed it, 16 cameras!Not content with that feat of engineering, it turns out that Light is now working on yet another multi-camera system, this time on a smartphone and with 9 cameras.[caption id="attachment_4649641" align="alignnone" width="1024"]
Light L16. Image: Light[/caption]Now with an investment by the company Foxconn, Light is going for a smartphone with nine cameras.According to a report in The Washington Post, Foxconn has invested in the company and Light already has a working prototype.Further, this 9-camera system shoots 64 MP images that will apparently offer superlative low-light performance and support depth effects.[caption id="attachment_4649781" align="alignnone" width="1280"]
Light L16. Image: Light[/caption]Light also promises that this type of camera would have "unmatched" zoom capabilities.Now let's not get our hopes up, though. The 16 camera system cost a whopping $1,950. How much do you think a 64 MP, 9-camera smartphone would be worth?

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