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09-06-2009, 11:50 PM
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Marc Levoy, professor of Computer Science and of Electrical Engineering and graduate student Andrew Adams with the open source camera.
Scientists at Stanford University's Computer Graphics Laboratory (http://graphics.stanford.edu/)have designed the world's first open-source camera called Frankencamera. The wierd name is inspired by its less than attractive appearance, according its creators.
It’s made of Nokia N95 mobile phone camera module; a circuit board; a couple of lenses from Canon; and runs on Linux. The open source OS gives freedom for developers to add creativity in terms of image applications, additional features and customization through software. Programmers can then have a field way coming up with downloads for important functions and accessories including focus, exposure, flash, shutter speed, high dynamic range capabilities, video enhancement and web interaction much the same way as they do with say an iPhone. It would certainly be more economical to keep our basic camera updated with new capabilities through software downloads as opposed to buying a new equipment every couple of years. Canon and Nikon are just not going to like this!:D
The prototype is very much a work in progress and currently snaps high dynamic range pictures. But its creators are aiming at better-quality videos by using high-resolution still pictures. In a year, they plan on distributing the platform at minimal cost to computational photography researchers and courses worldwide. For more info check out the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvS0VdgZrGY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvS0VdgZrGY)
Marc Levoy, professor of Computer Science and of Electrical Engineering and graduate student Andrew Adams with the open source camera.
Scientists at Stanford University's Computer Graphics Laboratory (http://graphics.stanford.edu/)have designed the world's first open-source camera called Frankencamera. The wierd name is inspired by its less than attractive appearance, according its creators.
It’s made of Nokia N95 mobile phone camera module; a circuit board; a couple of lenses from Canon; and runs on Linux. The open source OS gives freedom for developers to add creativity in terms of image applications, additional features and customization through software. Programmers can then have a field way coming up with downloads for important functions and accessories including focus, exposure, flash, shutter speed, high dynamic range capabilities, video enhancement and web interaction much the same way as they do with say an iPhone. It would certainly be more economical to keep our basic camera updated with new capabilities through software downloads as opposed to buying a new equipment every couple of years. Canon and Nikon are just not going to like this!:D
The prototype is very much a work in progress and currently snaps high dynamic range pictures. But its creators are aiming at better-quality videos by using high-resolution still pictures. In a year, they plan on distributing the platform at minimal cost to computational photography researchers and courses worldwide. For more info check out the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvS0VdgZrGY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvS0VdgZrGY)