Newbie camera tech company Light has recently announced its inaugural product known as the L16. The bleeding-edge device carries 16 camera modules and is aimed at photography buffs searching for DSLR photo quality without the added bulk.

According to Light via Phone Arena, the L16 has its modules and lenses on its rear end. Six lenses have the equivalent of 150mm, five at 70mm and the other five at 35mm. In total, the 16-in-1 camera provides 35mm to 150mm optical zoom.

Once a user snaps a single photo, 10 of the L6's cameras capture the image at the same time. That is 52-megapixel's worth of high-quality resolution. Furthermore, the setup is also capable of taking 4K resolution videos.

Other specs of Light's flagship camera include a 5-inch touchscreen display, LED flash, and Wi-Fi connectivity. The camera's dimensions are akin to the Motorola Nexus 6 but twice as thick. Lastly, the L16 runs on an undefined version of the Android OS.

Light CEO Dave Grannan recently told the audience at the Code/Mobile conference held in Half Moon Bay, California that "this is how cameras will be made in the future". He then pointed at a heap of SLRs and lenses. "This is just not going to exist tomorrow," as per Recode.

"We repurpose and leverage the billions of dollars invested in these little smartphone cameras. The economics and quality have become very compelling in these," added Grannan.

Naturally, the L16 won't come cheap. It's pricing is even at par with the modern-day mid-range DSLR. Buyers who pre-purchase the camera on or before Nov. 6 can grab hold of it for $1,299, $199 up front while $1,100 is to be paid at launch. After that, the L16 will retail for $1,699.

Not to rain on the L16's  parade, but it seems the camera won't start shipping until mid-2016. To put that in perspective, buyers will have to wait for nearly a year to actually have the camera at their disposal.  Bear in mind though that Light is a start-up company and might still be learning the ropes of product delivery.

Tech analysts are still torn on whether or not the L16 will prove to be a success. It is worth mentioning, though, that Light has collaborated with Foxconn earlier this year to create a multi-camera system. The latter is renowned for manufacturing Apple gadgets, among many others products.

In other tech novelty news, Sharp has recently unveiled a promotional video for its upcoming robot/smartphone hybrid named the Sharp RoBoHon.

The RoBohon is an eight-inch digital assistant robot that can move, blink snd dance while doubling as an Android smartphone, Latin Post reported.