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 Feb 8 2005, 01:01 AM
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Member [ Level 2 ]  Group: Members Posts: 65 Joined: 3-February 05 Member No.: 2,493  |
they could be watching your every move right now
Physicist Graham Flint is working on an ultra-high-resolution portrait of America -- a series of gigantic, gigapixel images taken with a custom camera made from bits and pieces of decommissioned Cold War hardware. check out the link, the photographs are amazing http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,128...tw=wn_tophead_2 chris |
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Feb 8 2005, 06:04 PM
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Premium Member Group: Members Posts: 279 Joined: 2-February 05 From: UK Member No.: 2,480 |
wow! how much is that! i want one now! the image is soooo clear! take one picture of your neighbors window. hehehe. love pictures that are soo clear. makes it easier to edit and make it wounderful! hate usin webcams which are "rubbish" quality to edit with. in the end the picture come out to be about 200x200 pixels to be clear! with this camera it still be clear even for a billboard!
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Feb 8 2005, 08:33 PM
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S.P.A.M.S.W.A.T. Group: Members Posts: 814 Joined: 22-January 05 From: San Antonio, Texas (No, I'm not dumb. I just moved here...) Member No.: 2,284 |
I think that camera is custom made, and only available to that maker himself. It might appear on the market in the future though.
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Feb 8 2005, 11:04 PM
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Member [ Level 2 ] Group: Members Posts: 65 Joined: 3-February 05 Member No.: 2,493 |
i am guessing but he probably made it by simply sticking the digital sensors together and moved them further back makng a much larger patch (like the old box cameras).
the clearness is all todo with the sensors large light gathering capabilities, and of course exposing correctly. chris |
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Feb 8 2005, 11:06 PM
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S.P.A.M.S.W.A.T. Group: Members Posts: 814 Joined: 22-January 05 From: San Antonio, Texas (No, I'm not dumb. I just moved here...) Member No.: 2,284 |
I don't really get this: what do old weapons have to do with camera stuff? How does it help it get better pictures?
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Feb 9 2005, 11:58 PM
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Newbie [ Level 2 ] Group: Members Posts: 18 Joined: 9-February 05 Member No.: 2,586 |
Wow, when i'm retired and have nothing else to do i'm gonna get me one of those. Hopefully i don't break my back carrying it around!
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Feb 10 2005, 01:46 AM
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Premium Member  Group: [HOSTED] Posts: 421 Joined: 4-September 04 Member No.: 234 |
QUOTE(harriko @ Feb 8 2005, 01:04 PM) wow! how much is that! i want one now! the image is soooo clear! take one picture of your neighbors window. hehehe. love pictures that are soo clear. makes it easier to edit and make it wounderful! hate usin webcams which are "rubbish" quality to edit with. in the end the picture come out to be about 200x200 pixels to be clear! with this camera it still be clear even for a billboard!  Unfortunately, all my neighbors are senior citizens  Let's hope they make video cameras at an equal quality (with decent compression!) |
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Feb 14 2005, 04:06 AM
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Member [ Level 1 ] Group: Members Posts: 32 Joined: 28-January 05 Member No.: 2,371 |
I wasn't aware that they had decommissioned enough old Cold War hardware to make a camera like that, knowing the CIA and all those Echelon theories.
 Anyway, that kind of resolution is ridiculous. If typical image files ever get to be that resolution, they'd have to invent some better method of compression. Anyone with a dial-up connection would be screwed if they didn't... 
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Feb 18 2005, 06:14 AM
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Advanced Member Group: [HOSTED] Posts: 139 Joined: 12-September 04 From: Philippines Member No.: 505 |
Oh man, if only money wasn't involved in everyday life. That cam is a must have for photo enthusiasts like me. If they mass produced it, someone/some company will definitely buy it...
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Feb 19 2005, 09:57 PM
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Member - Active Contributor Group: Members Posts: 84 Joined: 16-February 05 From: England Member No.: 2,666 |
if i had one of those i could do away with the scanner, and every other piece of photo equipment in my house simple becuase i'd be ashmed of them. But the question is how fast is it? (i didn't fully read the article so i'm a dumbass if it's on there) does it take a while to capture the image?
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