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Digital Camera World
Digital Camera World
Ben Andrews

Nothing's latest camera phone can see through objects, or at least it could

An image of the Nothing CMF Phone (1).

There's yet another new phone brand on the scene, and it's called CMF, or to be precise, 'CMF by Nothing'. Yes, the former upstart phone company with its distinctive brand name and phone styling has now come of age and spawned its own sub-brand. CMF, named after the design philosophy of Color, Material, and Finish, is focussed on making stylish, good quality camera phones accessible to all. Consequently, its first phone, the CMF Phone 1, is priced at just $199 / £209 / AU$399, yet its modular design looks like nothing else, especially at this price point.

But it's not just the funky styling that's set the CMF Phone 1 apart from the competition. With the aid of a custom app, YouTuber @purely_maxwell managed to unlock the otherwise off-limits depth-sensing module so it could be directly accessed and used as a standalone 2MP monochrome camera. At least, that's how it looks when composing most shots. But point the phone at certain objects (in this case, a TV remote control) and the depth camera is actually able to see inside them, much like an X-ray would. It's a trick that really needs to be seen to be believed, so do check out the video showing the effect in action:

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