Well, anyway, the tiny lens was developed. Subsequent improvements weren't due to the lens itself, but rather to issues with electronic technology.

Xing Baohua asked Chen Shuoyue, "Have you applied for a patent?"

"Not yet, but I'll apply if needed."

Xing Baohua raised his hand to stop him and said, "Compile all the technology and send it back to the rice headquarters so they can apply for it."

Chen Shuoyue hesitated for a moment before asking, "Nikon can agree to this, since it involves patent sharing."

"What kind of sharing is this? I'm about to withdraw from Nikon, why would I leave this to them? You should make this a patent barrier for me, apply for patents for all kinds of cameras with different data, I want to suppress the Japanese in miniature camera technology for more than ten years."

"Aren't you being a bit too ruthless! Before I started working on it, I thought it would be very difficult, but after I finished, I realized that this thing doesn't require much technical skill at all!"

Xing Baohua patted Chen Shuoyue on the shoulder and said, "It's precisely because there's no technological content that I asked you to create the patent barrier. I'm not doing this to earn patent fees, but to suppress their production. We'll set up a factory specifically to produce and sell cameras, so they can't produce them themselves."

“Okay, but with this kind of imaging, who would buy it?” Chen Shuoyue also looked down on the thing she and her team had developed.

"This is the foundation, setting the direction for future research and development. The current pixel count is insufficient, resulting in blurry and sluggish images, indicating that many things need to be added. Seeing this motion blur, should we add image stabilization? If the focus is not good, should we add autofocus? If 100,000 pixels is not enough, then 200,000 or 300,000?"

As Xing Baohua spoke, he recalled Nokia's first camera phone, the 7650.

The 300,000 pixels are impressive, but the image quality isn't great on a phone screen. However, it's very clear on a computer, and you can even print a 7-inch photo without any problems.

If it's a 100,000-pixel camera, it's still usable as a webcam on a computer. Xing Baohua knows that early webcams started at around 100,000 pixels. Back then, when video chatting, voice and video were basically out of sync. Even a slight movement like the other person pulling their chair or shaking their head would cause ghosting.

It's half a pixel issue and half a network speed issue. In fact, even with a good network speed, there can still be blurry or black images.

The small camera solidified the direction for future research and development. After the disbandment of DMI and Nikon, DMI's team withdrew entirely, while Nikon's team returned to their original organizations.

As for the technology sharing that took place during this period, it was mainly related to digital cameras.

They have no say in whether Da Mi wants to produce digital cameras. If they wanted to, Xing Baohua would prevent them from doing so.