See this latest report at the DPR:-http://www.dpreview.com/news/1101/11011915curvilinearcamera.aspWow, what a R&D result! :-o No patent has been filed yet, though.Maybe years later, with a fixed focal lens the camera can zoom (either with the sensor or the lens). With a fixed lens and sensor (for their positions), the camera can focus (like the human eye). With a lens with pronounced curved image