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frankencamera: open source digital camera on [technabob]
by lambert v.
Stanford computer body of laws and electrical engineering professor Marc Levoy is a bit dead beat of the promotion gimmicks for digital cameras. He says that the “megapixel war” is over and the affray has now shifted from weight to superiority, as in what be involved does camera X have that camera Y doesn’t. But Levoy doesn’t paucity to stay for the game to fieriness up before companies start dishing out far-out features for population to delight in. He wants everyone to be skilled to customize and reform their cameras, without waiting for companies to innovate, and without restrictions like warranties. Levoy and his pair call to mind a consider that the Frankencamera can shape that day-dream advance unadulterated.  Stanford University Rumour runs down the munitions of the exposed provenience camera: “…the motherboard, per se, is a Texas Instruments ’system on a piece’ perpetual Linux with embodiment and vague processors and a wee LCD cover. The imaging fragment is infatuated from a Nokia N95 room phone, and the lenses are off-the-shelf Canon lenses, but they are junction with actuators to give the camera its enjoyable-tuned software oversight. The company is dues made at Stanford.”  Computer field graduate admirer Andrew Adams – pictured above with Levoy – wants digital camera users to be skilled to download applications for their cameras, in the same way that we download programs that on or rectify our PCs. Levoy’s combine hopes to have the Frankencamera’s operating system released publicly by next year for some congregate-sourcing motion.
Panasonic introduces Lumix DMC-GF1 digital camera
02.09.09
The DMC-GF1 is a new Micro Four Thirds camera — a DSLR-like camera with interchangeable lenses, but one lacking the pentaprism and looking-glass found in actual DSLRs, making it possible to shape the body smaller and more compact. The DMC-GF1 features a 12-megapixel sensor and the knack to record 1280 x 720 High Outlining video using the AVCHD Lite dimensions. It can also record Motion JPEG in 1280 x 720 and other video recording formats. Other features of the camera subsume seven preset effects in its “My Go red in the face” mode, which let users set the color, happiness and saturation levels of their shots; Intelligent Van mode, which stabilizes video, and manages physiognomy recognition, auto-focus, ISO, exposure, and other factors when shooting still images. The DMC-GF1 sports a built-in beam and 3.0-inch LCD display with 460,000-dot resoluteness and wide viewing angle. Images are written to an SD or SDHC thought card, and a dust reduction system is built-in. The DMC-GF1 will bow in two kits, both priced at $900. One bundles the Lumix G 29mm/F1.7 ASPH, a “pancake” lens; the other includes the Lumix G Vario 14-45mm/F3.5-5.6 ASPH/Mega O.I.S. lens. An non-mandatory Live View Finder will be available for $200. Lens adapters priced at $250 let DMC-GF1 users use Leica lenses.
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