R U Serious? Camera with a built-in PROJECTOR?!?

[Darren Addy]

I have to admit, I didn't see this coming:

http://www.nikonusa.com/Find-Your-Nikon/Product/Digital-Camera/26186/COOLPIX-S1000pj.html

Check out the VIDEO link on the page above (last thumbnail pic on the right).

This is the first shot fired in this arena, but will it be long before a DSLR has this capability? (Hopefully it works only with AC power or the battery life would have a major stench.)

 

[Rob Wadsworth]

It's a pretty novel idea. I can't see the application for chasing though. Maybe just a lack of imagination on my part. It's got to have some built-in limitations for practical use. Good point about the battery. I wonder how long the projection lamp lasts and how big a gouge/$ to replace it?

I can see all of the camera mfr's competing with each other to have the most potent projection lamp that can display a 30 ft image on the side of a building at high noon. I don't know why we would want something like that - but I'm sure the advertizing firms will make us believe that we do. I just hope that they make the thing make decent pictures as well...

 

[Andrew Ryan]

God, I hope they don't do this to DSLRs. Photographers were not too happy when they added video to the DSLRs. I can only imagine how they would react to this! But if it were to ever happen, I would imagine that it would be constrained to the consumer/prosumer level.

 

[D. Hayes]

They already have pocket projectors that run on super bright LED's and they run on battery or ac. Down side is the image quality is like 640x480 at best and the LED still isn't as bright as normal projectors.

I'd really doubt they would do this on a DSLR since there is already a video out on most camera all you need is to connect a pocket projector and have basically the same thing.