Lenovo may be preparing to launch a thin and light laptop with a hidden camera. WalkingCat has shared a set of leaked pictures and a short promotional video for a new version of the Lenovo Yoga Slim 9 14 inch laptop featuring an Intel Core Ultra processor and what appears to be a 14 inch screen with extraordinarily thin bezels.

Perhaps the most intriguing thing is that in some images it looks like the laptop has no webcam at all.

It's a little hard to tell what's happening from the photos and video alone. Some are speculating that the laptop has an under-display camera, similar to the ones we've seen on some smartphones in recent years. This would allow you to take photos, record videos, or hop on a video call at any time, since the camera could shoot through the display. That kind of design would allow Lenovo to shrink the size of the bezel above the display while still offering a webcam that's there when you need it.

In recent years Lenovo has taken to using camera systems that extend upward past the edge of the top bezel, and images of the back and top of the laptop suggest it has the kind of camera bar that this new model might include a similar camera bar. In this case it seems to be on the lid, positioned mostly behind the display. But in some images it appears to extend a tiny bit above the top bezel.

So I'm not ruling out the possibility that rather than an under-display camera, the new Lenovo Yoga Slim 9 14 could have a retractable camera.

Yoga Slim 9 14 https://t.co/K0fxzO1k7X pic.twitter.com/vm9uAYF7h7

— WalkingCat (@_h0x0d_) December 20, 2024

Either way, it sure seems like Lenovo is planning to try something a little different with this new laptop, and that's encouraging.

While most laptops that have shipped in the past few decades feature webcams, until recently most of them have been pretty awful. Smartphone cameras continue to get better and better, but most laptops still ship with cameras that can best be described as (just barely) good enough for people to see your face during a video call.

In recent years though, we've started to see companies start to bring some smartphone-like camera features to the laptop space. A growing number of laptops now ship with 5MP or higher resolution cameras. Many are designed to work in low-light situations. And AI features add support for things like keeping you in the center of a frame or blurring the background.

Now it looks like we'll soon be able to add "invisible" or "hidden" designs to the list of smartphone-like camera features coming to laptops.

Yoga pic.twitter.com/3SrWyFvTPY

— WalkingCat (@_h0x0d_) December 19, 2024

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