"Previously we had sold just the display and the customers that put them into the camera would design their own plastics and lenses and focus mechanisms and gears and wheels," said Alan Richard, director or technical marketing at Kopin Corporation. "In this case, we’ve integrated everything they need except the outer cosmetic housing in order to speed the product to the market."
Kopin Corporation, a developer and manufacturer of digital imaging technologies, has created digital displays for Panasonic, Samsung, and Konica Minolta in the past. Kopin has collaborated with several unnamed manufacturers to design the CyberEVF 230K "with the goal of making it the standard EVF for the new generation of high-zoom, high-resolution (6+ megapixel), extra-slim cameras," the company’s press release stated.
"Until now, an EVF system with all the necessary components was unavailable to digital camera manufacturers who previously had to design and assemble their own EVF system one component at a time," said Dr. John C.C. Fan, president and CEO at Kopin. "Our complete viewfinder solution…enables OEMs to quickly introduce slim, high-zoom digital cameras."