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Mike Walsh wrote:
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> Keep your eyes open for digital camera based on Sound Vision
> (http://www.soundvisioninc.com) technology. My company (Mentor Graphics)
> helped Sound Vision design the chip set (shameless plug) that is the brains
> of the camera. Although SoundVision does not plan to market the camera
> themselves (it will be OEM'd and branded by other digital camera companies)
> the price of the camera should be very attractive. I saw the preproduction
> version of the SV1301 (VGA resolution, see sample pictures at
> http://www.soundvisioninc.com/sv1301_sample_images.htm, check out the
> picture of the Quarter) last week and I was impressed. The chipset will
> actually support much higher resolution when coupled with different CCD
> soultions so higher end camera will also be available at some point.
I wonder how hard it will be to actually get a picture like that one of
the quarter. If you look carefully, it is obvious that the depth of
field is extremely short (it looks like the picture was taken at an
oblique angle, but still the depth of field can't be more than a few
millimeters), either that or the lens has noticeable distortion at the
edges.
Still, for $150 or so, this will make an excellent camera for
documenting Lego creations.
--
Frank Filz
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Home: mailto:ffilz@mindspring.com
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