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In November 2023, the production of various types of lenses (security monitoring, car mounted lenses, starry lenses, etc.) at the direct factory of Shanghai Boshi exceeded 5.5 million. In December, to meet the order demand, new equipment was added and preparations were made in advance for production next year.

When it comes to photography, the camera lens is one of the most important factors in capturing high-quality images.

The technical trajectory of security cameras was not an overnight success but a cross-disciplinary evolution spanning two centuries. Its roots can be traced back to the late 19th century with the first attempts to capture continuous dynamic images. In 1870, English inventor Wordsworth Donisthorpe patented the "kinesigraph," a moving picture camera designed to take a series of photos at set intervals to capture movement. In 1889, Donisthorpe and Louis Le Prince further refined film cameras and projection technology; Le Prince even developed a 16-lens camera, which, while more of an experimental tool at the time, laid the physical foundation for continuous monitoring in specific spaces.

Imagine a medical tool so tiny it can navigate the delicate pathways of the human body, yet so powerful it captures crystal-clear, high-definition images. We’re talking about endoscopes, specifically their cutting-edge lenses, now shrinking to diameters less than 2mm – thinner than a spaghetti noodle!

Let’s be honest: nobody likes reviewing security footage that looks like a 1920s silent movie shot in a blizzard. For years, the industry standard for low-light surveillance was Infrared (IR) lighting. It illuminated the dark, but it stripped away all the color, leaving you with grainy, black-and-white images where a red getaway car looks exactly like a blue one. Today, the market demands "full-color night vision." But achieving this without blasting a blinding white LED spotlight into the street requires a specific hardware upgrade. It’s not just about a better software algorithm; it’s about physics. To achieve true, noise-free color footage in near-darkness, your camera needs an F1.0 large aperture lens. Here is a deep dive into why F1.0 is the absolute threshold for modern security cameras, and why the materials inside that lens matter just as much as the numbers on the outside.

As OPIE'26 approaches, Boshi Optics is fully prepared and ready to shine. Amidst the spring blossoms of Yokohama, we invite you to explore the infinite possibilities of optics and experience firsthand the visual revolution driven by our precision engineering.