Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

flamin lib

(14,559 posts)
Wed Dec 17, 2014, 12:15 PM Dec 2014

Next step in digital imaging?

http://www.slashgear.com/olympus-eyes-a-lens-mount-module-that-can-become-a-drone-16359594/

Do away with the camera altogether and just wifi from the sensor to your smartphone. Sony started the technology but it is Sony specific. Oly is approaching it with an open platform product. It isn't past the prototype stage yet but it makes sense as a next step. Smart phones have killed the ipod, PDA, GPS and P&S cameras so going pro with a smartphone lens combo may be next.
5 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies

alfredo

(60,065 posts)
1. I wonder how close will Oly and Sony get with tech swaps? Oly needs
Wed Dec 17, 2014, 05:11 PM
Dec 2014

the Sony sensors, and Sony needs the more high quality glass.

flamin lib

(14,559 posts)
2. Sony is absorbing a lot of Oly's technology, particularly in the IS arena.
Wed Dec 17, 2014, 05:31 PM
Dec 2014

At this point the 'lens camera' looks incredibly awkward but who knows what the actual product will look like.

Also, the E M5 is obsolete and will be replaced with a Mk II model in February. It will supposedly use the same sensor but achieve 40 mpxl. Hasselblad perfected the technique of shifting the sensor 1/2 to 1 pxl in multiple exposures and combining up to 10 of those images to greatly enhance the image quality. Looking at the 'Blad test images it doesn't really increase sharpness but it saturates the RGB stored in each pixel and enhances the edge definition making the images appear crisper.

Both subject and camera must be immobile for the images to be stacked, much like HDR, so I don't expect it to be useful to non-studio photographers.

This stuff is just getting way too smart. I'm at the point of just accepting it all on faith. Any technology significantly advanced is indistinguishable from magic.

Stevenmarc

(4,483 posts)
4. It's not really doing away with the camera
Fri Dec 19, 2014, 01:07 PM
Dec 2014

It's doing away with how the camera is packaged but it still has the two important camera components, an optic and a sensor to capture the image, what's changed is the way you interface with it.

The aspect of digital imaging that really is changing and that this concept illustrates is how workflow is changing, it's wifi connectivity that is the big change. There are things that a smartphone does well and things that a camera does well, a smartphone has sensor limitations but is great with post processing and connectivity to social networks but with a wifi connected camera you eliminate those limitations.

Latest Discussions»Culture Forums»Photography»Next step in digital imag...