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What's the target market? All the marketing material on Google's site seemed to be aimed towards a family oriented theme. Have you ever thought, "oh, let's take

What's the target market? All the marketing material on Google's site seemed to be aimed towards a family oriented theme. Have you ever thought, "oh, let's take a few photos while we make cookies in the POV of the kitchen table"...? Has anyone needed something that is "candid" but also "not candid" (because you placed the camera there...)? Maybe if they targeted sports, or security it'll make more sense?

PascLeRasc 9y ago
Instagram-savvy parents. My mom is one and she's friends with dozens in real life. She/they like trying to get creative shots but don't really care about DSLR-type specs.
dragonwriter 9y ago
> What's the target market? Parents. > All the marketing material on Google's site seemed to be aimed towards a family oriented theme. That's not accidental. > Have you ever thought, "oh, let's take a few photos while we make cookies in the POV of the kitchen table"...? Not that specifically, but, as a parent of a young child, I have thought “I wish I had a camera that I could basically place and forget” quite a lot. I'm skeptical about the AI choosing good shots to capture, but if it's even remotely good at that, I suspect it will do pretty well.
e59d134d 9y ago
Perhaps me and many people like me. There are so many times when something funny or great happens and I wish I had recorded it but taking out cellphone is too slow. A lot of fun stories while baking cookies and other mundane household chores when you have pets and kids. EDIT: I won't buy this at this price point, but definitely get it at $150.
icantdrive55 9y ago
Target market Law enforcement? Then again it seems like cops like to wear cameras that are easily turned off. I wonder why? I can tell when my local police officers are about to do something not quite right; they slide that cover over the lens of their pricey, proprietary cams. And there's irritating people whom will think it's cute to photograph everyone. "Nice to meet you. I see your filming. Wonderful? There goes dinner?" Wait--if I was involved in a extreme sport, I might buy one? And let's not forget porn? Sorry, I just don't get this need to document everything. Then again it's probally just me. I never liked my photo taken.
rand0mbits 9y ago
I'm a parent and I would love a camera like this. I'm actually upset that it doesn't have a microphone. I'd have it on all the time at home to capture all of the moments with my kids, my parents, etc. It's also probably very good for going out with your friends. It's always a pain in the arse to take out your camera/phone, interrupt whatever people are doing and have them pose for pictures. If this captures good pictures, it would be so much better. Re privacy, I don't know if you check every line of source code in every app you've got installed on your PC/devices. If you don't, they could be capturing all the data they can and sending it over to big brother.
fatjokes 9y ago
Parents and pet owners are going to go nuts for this. Reddit is going to get an explosion of dog/cat clips.

PascLeRasc 9y ago

Instagram-savvy parents. My mom is one and she's friends with dozens in real life. She/they like trying to get creative shots but don't really care about DSLR-type specs.

dragonwriter 9y ago

> What's the target market? Parents. > All the marketing material on Google's site seemed to be aimed towards a family oriented theme. That's not accidental. > Have you ever thought, "oh, let's take a few photos while we make cookies in the POV of the kitchen table"...? Not that specifically, but, as a parent of a young child, I have thought “I wish I had a camera that I could basically place and forget” quite a lot. I'm skeptical about the AI choosing good shots to capture, but if it's even remotely good at that, I suspect it will do pretty well.

e59d134d 9y ago

Perhaps me and many people like me. There are so many times when something funny or great happens and I wish I had recorded it but taking out cellphone is too slow. A lot of fun stories while baking cookies and other mundane household chores when you have pets and kids. EDIT: I won't buy this at this price point, but definitely get it at $150.

icantdrive55 9y ago

Target market Law enforcement? Then again it seems like cops like to wear cameras that are easily turned off. I wonder why? I can tell when my local police officers are about to do something not quite right; they slide that cover over the lens of their pricey, proprietary cams. And there's irritating people whom will think it's cute to photograph everyone. "Nice to meet you. I see your filming. Wonderful? There goes dinner?" Wait--if I was involved in a extreme sport, I might buy one? And let's not forget porn? Sorry, I just don't get this need to document everything. Then again it's probally just me. I never liked my photo taken.

rand0mbits 9y ago

I'm a parent and I would love a camera like this. I'm actually upset that it doesn't have a microphone. I'd have it on all the time at home to capture all of the moments with my kids, my parents, etc. It's also probably very good for going out with your friends. It's always a pain in the arse to take out your camera/phone, interrupt whatever people are doing and have them pose for pictures. If this captures good pictures, it would be so much better. Re privacy, I don't know if you check every line of source code in every app you've got installed on your PC/devices. If you don't, they could be capturing all the data they can and sending it over to big brother.

fatjokes 9y ago

Parents and pet owners are going to go nuts for this. Reddit is going to get an explosion of dog/cat clips.