cracklepopper
09-03-2009, 02:44 PM
Gee it's a shame they don't make a waterproof or outdoors one. you could take your pics or movies during the day, and at night, when the kids are restless, bingo instant movies on the wall!
http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/patterson/55138
Nikon raises curtain on Coolpix camera with built-in projector
Tue Aug 4, 2009 2:54PM EDT
See Comments (http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/patterson/55138#see_comments) (71)
http://a323.yahoofs.com/ymg/patterson__15/patterson-990124099-1249411892_thumb.jpg?ym0chrBD2E3oMljI (http://a323.yahoofs.com/ymg/patterson__15/patterson-990124099-1249411892.jpg?ym0chrBDgMea80xP)What's the fun in squinting at snapshots on a two-inch LCD? Instead, try projecting your latest stills and video clips onto the nearest wall, courtesy of Nikon's latest (but pricey) compact camera.
Announced today (http://www.nikon.com/about/news/2009/0804_coolpixs1000pj_03.htm) and set for release in September for a hefty $429, the 12.1-megapixel Coolpix S1000pj looks like your typical compact digicam, complete with a 28mm wide-angle lens, flash, and a 2.7-inch LCD in back.
But the Nikon has a cool trick up its sleeves: a tiny, built-in projector capable of throwing a 40-inch image onto any nearby surface, good for showing off individual snapshots, slideshows, or even clips you've captured with the S1000pj's video recorder.
http://a323.yahoofs.com/ymg/patterson__15/patterson-903262685-1249411892_thumb.jpg?ym0chrBDWzDem6AF (http://a323.yahoofs.com/ymg/patterson__15/patterson-903262685-1249411892.jpg?ym0chrBDJqqn2qC_)Expect VGA resolution from the Coolpix's pico projector, according to Nikon, as well as an hour of battery life. Also in the box: a projector stand, as well as a remote that controls the projector or acts as a shutter release.
Nikon also promises that the S1000pj won't shirk its usual imaging duties, packing in 5x optical/4x digital zoom, image stabilization, "face-priority" auto focus, and a "best shot selector" mode that takes a burst of shots and picks the one with the sharpest focus.
Overall? Pretty cool, despite the stiff price tag. Indeed, I hope we see a lot more of these itty, bitty projectors (http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/patterson/32577) in cameras and cell phones in the future—and as pico projectors become more and more common (as I hope they do), we can expect prices to fall accordingly.
http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/patterson/55138
Nikon raises curtain on Coolpix camera with built-in projector
Tue Aug 4, 2009 2:54PM EDT
See Comments (http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/patterson/55138#see_comments) (71)
http://a323.yahoofs.com/ymg/patterson__15/patterson-990124099-1249411892_thumb.jpg?ym0chrBD2E3oMljI (http://a323.yahoofs.com/ymg/patterson__15/patterson-990124099-1249411892.jpg?ym0chrBDgMea80xP)What's the fun in squinting at snapshots on a two-inch LCD? Instead, try projecting your latest stills and video clips onto the nearest wall, courtesy of Nikon's latest (but pricey) compact camera.
Announced today (http://www.nikon.com/about/news/2009/0804_coolpixs1000pj_03.htm) and set for release in September for a hefty $429, the 12.1-megapixel Coolpix S1000pj looks like your typical compact digicam, complete with a 28mm wide-angle lens, flash, and a 2.7-inch LCD in back.
But the Nikon has a cool trick up its sleeves: a tiny, built-in projector capable of throwing a 40-inch image onto any nearby surface, good for showing off individual snapshots, slideshows, or even clips you've captured with the S1000pj's video recorder.
http://a323.yahoofs.com/ymg/patterson__15/patterson-903262685-1249411892_thumb.jpg?ym0chrBDWzDem6AF (http://a323.yahoofs.com/ymg/patterson__15/patterson-903262685-1249411892.jpg?ym0chrBDJqqn2qC_)Expect VGA resolution from the Coolpix's pico projector, according to Nikon, as well as an hour of battery life. Also in the box: a projector stand, as well as a remote that controls the projector or acts as a shutter release.
Nikon also promises that the S1000pj won't shirk its usual imaging duties, packing in 5x optical/4x digital zoom, image stabilization, "face-priority" auto focus, and a "best shot selector" mode that takes a burst of shots and picks the one with the sharpest focus.
Overall? Pretty cool, despite the stiff price tag. Indeed, I hope we see a lot more of these itty, bitty projectors (http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/patterson/32577) in cameras and cell phones in the future—and as pico projectors become more and more common (as I hope they do), we can expect prices to fall accordingly.