Canon claimed the smallest and lightest DSLR in March, but one photo enthusiast is going a step further with a key chain-sized digital lo-fi point-and-shoot.
After shooting with toy cameras, researcher Greg Dash became hooked
on the random results and reveal that came with developing film.
However, he couldn't share all his film photos digitally and on top of
that, was unable to find a decent-priced fisheye lens for his SLR. He
decided to make his own.
Dash's camera body
is about as thick as an iPhone 5, takes HD video and has a 170 degree
fisheye lens. Photos are stored on a microSD card and the battery
charges via USB. Check out the video, above, for more.
Aside from its size, the camera's biggest feature is the surprise.
There's no screen to look back on your photos, so users get the
experience of film.
"What's missing is the reveal — thats the part of shooting with film
that I love the most, finding out what you've managed to capture," Dash
tells Mashable. "So I tried to replicate that by making it so
that you have to 'develop' your pictures by plugging it in to reveal
what you captured."
Other convenient, small lenses attach magnetically to your smartphone, allowing users to take photos quickly on the go. But Dash says iPhone lenses don't give you a camera feel, making it almost too easy.
With the mini camera, you won't have to miss an opportunity by going
to an app. You can also snap pictures in tight spaces to achieve extreme
angles — Dash put the camera in between the gaps of a monkey cage to
get up close.
The device will go into mass production if the project raises nearly $45,000 on Indiegogo. Backers can buy the tiny camera for $84 with estimated shipping in June, pending the fundraising goal is reached.
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