SwitchLens - Turn any Smartphone into a Professional Camera

The bottleneck in phone photography was never algorithms — it's the thumbnail-sized sensor and the fixed lens. Getting real depth-of-field and optical zoom means buying another camera. SwitchLens mounts the micro four thirds system onto your phone: snap it on and any smartphone becomes a professional interchangeable-lens camera over Wi-Fi. It offers 21MP photos with RAW capture, 4K/120fps video and autofocus. Built around the M43 ecosystem, it works with your existing Panasonic and Olympus glass — and those lenses stay small and light for travel. Wi-Fi connectivity means it can operate detached from the phone, positioned at any angle, making it a selfie powerhouse that checks every detail on the phone's 3×-larger screen. The phone becomes the camera's brain, while sensors and lenses go to proper hardware. Launched in June 2024, it drew 2,033 backers and $857,132, about 8,571% funded.