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Camera with transparent display launches for the equivalent of $29
- neon_diogenes 3mo agoWhen I use a camera with an optical viewfinder, I feel more connected to my subject. Sure all the modern pro cameras are using EVFs now, and their performance is excellent, but I do think it’s a more disconnected shooting experience. Think about the optical chain. EVF: Subject —-> real time digital processor —-> screen —-> shooters eye OVF: subject —-> mirror/glass —-> shooters eye My hipster take is that makes shooting with an OVF a more “pure” experience. Not that it matters from the subjects POV though.. Seems like a cool camera. I think I will pick one up for my daughter.
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- unsupp0rted 3mo ago"shooters eye" is doing a lot of work there, since that's where the most pre-processing happens, by far
- Groxx 3mo agoThe largest source of delay too
- atombender 3mo agoFor those struggling to find tech specs: Apparently [1] it has a 2MP CMOS sensor, F2.4 aperture, 24mm equivalent wide-angle lens, and shoots a resolution of 1920x1080. [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/toycameras/comments/1ukcl55/godox_c100/ https://www.reddit.com/r/toycameras/comments/1ukcl55/godox_c...
- tencentshill 3mo agoThis is probably an LCD panel with the polarizer removed, so the UI will require a bright/strong source of light behind it.
- mikestew 3mo agoGoing on ten years ago I saw an early transparent OLED screen (TV-sized). It didn’t need a strong light source behind it. Could be those got cheap enough in a small size to put in a $29 camera.
- Groxx 3mo agoWithout the polarizer, you wouldn't be able to see anything. Unless wearing polarizing sunglasses. But yea, you'd need light on the subject you're looking at it through to take pictures too.
- zerobees 3mo agoI don't understand how this works. If it's a transparent display that just passes through light and adds some overlay information (like a viewfinder on d/SLR cameras of the old), then doesn't the frame change completely depending on the distance you're holding the device at in relation to your face? It can't be meant to be used with your arm fully outstretched, because that would be an impractically narrow field of view. So how do you "calibrate" your stance to make the capture match the FOV of the glass rectangle you're looking through?
- stavros 3mo agoNot only that, but slight changes to the angle you're holding it will result in dramatically different photo angles, even though you're always seeing the same thing.
- mikestew 3mo agoI think the idea is that the display kinda represents the shot, but not well, but if you cared you wouldn’t be shooting with a $29 camera. I mean, it takes 1920x1080 pics, don’t get too picky there, Ansley Adams. :-) But I agree with you, I don’t see how the “viewfinder” is all that useful, other than “nifty!”.
- circuit10 3mo agoBut if it’s giving you no information about what will actually be in frame you might as well just look in front of you and guess
- daniel_reetz 3mo agoOr develop thesense & skill of using it. It clearly has a fixed FOV that's being cropped based on what's on the display. Humans can learn this stuff, cameras with crude viewfinders have appeared in the past.
- circuit10 3mo agoCould you not develop the same sense by just looking in front of you without the viewfinder? I don’t see how a frame that doesn’t actually have any relation to what the camera is capturing helps you at all
- ortusdux 3mo agoI wonder if you could sandwich two polarized lenses in a way that would make it only transparent when your eye is in the correct position. Would make for an elegant & simple WYSIWYG viewfinder.
- russdill 3mo agoI would argue for some form of head tracking to always display the appropriate frame. It would be nice if you could use hud display tech so it would automatically track, but I don't think it's possible in this form factor
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- efskap 3mo agoMaybe even an off-the-shelf microlouver privacy screen protector?
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- henvic 3mo ago> Thanks to its very affordable price, the camera is also an attractive option as a light meter. Tell me you're writing AI slop without telling me you're writing AI slop. Why is this news outlet with some low-quality post even on Hacker News? Product site: https://www.godox.com/product-e/C100.html https://www.godox.com/product-e/C100.html
- ThrowawayTestr 3mo agoWhy does that sentence strike you? This product seems to be a light meter with a camera attached.
- henvic 3mo agoSure, but that is despite of / or not because it's very affordable. Not thanks to it. Or am I being too picky?
- bestham 3mo agoI believe that Notebookcheck is natively written in German and translated.
- verall 3mo agoIf it was not very affordable, it would not be interesting as a light meter, because it would make no sense to spend any more money on a very basic light meter. Light meters on amazon start at about $15-30 (and go to ~$700), so at it's current price point, it's not much more expensive then a basic light meter without the camera.
- codazoda 3mo agoI had the most fun taking pictures with a cheap, low-quality camera that I only owned for a few months before it died. This one might fit the bill nicely. The skill or unknowns of the viewfinder might be part of the charm. I want one, but they don’t seem to be available yet.
- TonyZYT2000 3mo agoThis also functions as a light meter for analog photographing. There are light meter apps on smart phones, but it is fun to measure through a lighter/simpler equipment.
- Finnucane 3mo agoOr even just using a plain old light meter. I use a Gossen Luna Pro (with 'spot' attachment) with my meterless cameras (which is most of them). It's reliable.
- zoom6628 3mo agoGreat for kids to get started. Saves to SD so you don't fill your mobile storage with 12,000 beach photos from last holiday. Cheaper to lose/replace than ifone. I still have a LUMIX camera 10+ years for instant pics when travelling. Smaller than my wallet.
- fc417fc802 3mo ago> Godox has apparently omitted Wi-Fi and Bluetooth for cost reasons. Seem like a questionable claim given that many microcontrollers support both of those.
- jerlam 3mo agoIt's not just the cost of the antennas. This device barely has a screen and has like four buttons total. How are you going to type in a wifi password?
- fc417fc802 3mo agoPut it in the file wpa_supplicant.conf on the root of the sd card of course. Point taken, although I suspect the sibling comment about the cost of certification might be the correct answer.
- dingaling 3mo agoMore likely omitted for cost associated with regulatory reasons, so they don't have to submit it for emitter approval.
- vivzkestrel 3mo agowhen are we going to get a fully transparent phone
- perilunar 3mo agoIt seems that you hold the camera vertically to take a landscape photo, and horizontally to take a portrait photo. That’s going to confuse people.