Interesting design...

[Byr0n]

Saw this online, have not seen this before. It's a camera but would be a great design for a dash cam

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/B00EU89CMK

 

[Iulian]

http://lukashd.com/eng/product_info/blackbox_14_1.html

 

[kamkar]

They have been out for a while, but i dont think sony will keep making them.

 

[jokiin]

They have been out for a while, but i dont think sony will keep making them.

I'd guess it has very limited appeal

 

[kamkar]

Yep, and it get worse, HTC is planning for optical zoom in ther cell phone cameras soon.
I Wonder how many X zoom they can cram in a cell phone package.

 

[jokiin]

if they can get it in the same size as the regular phone I think people would like it, if it makes it bigger though I don't think so

 

[kamkar]

Yeah i am a Little perplexed too about the announcment from HTC, there aint much room in todays smartphones witch mostly are well below 10 mm in thickness.

Allso i dont think cellphones need a lot of zoom, 5X would cut it i think.

 

[Sgt_G]

Yes, 5X zoom is as mush as most people needs. But marketing will tell the buyer they NEED that 20X zoom.

 

[irononreverse]

Yeah i am a Little perplexed too about the announcment from HTC, there aint much room in todays smartphones witch mostly are well below 10 mm in thickness.

Allso i dont think cellphones need a lot of zoom, 5X would cut it i think.

Sony managed to fit a non external 5x zoom (non extending lens, the zoom mechanism was housed in the camera body) into their old T series cameras, the thinnest of which was about 15mm so it is possible depending on how much space they can free up inside the phone. If it's a larger screened phone, space shouldn't be too much of an issue. They might need a bit of a bulge like the Nokia pureviews.

 

[niko]

Sony managed to fit a non external 5x zoom (non extending lens, the zoom mechanism was housed in the camera body) into their old T series cameras, the thinnest of which was about 15mm so it is possible depending on how much space they can free up inside the phone. If it's a larger screened phone, space shouldn't be too much of an issue. They might need a bit of a bulge like the Nokia pureviews.

I like idea of inside-body zoom-lens.
The very first who started using this technology for mass production was Konica in their Dimage Xg series 10y ago. Back then I paid nearly half of my monthly salary to get the very first model and was using it for long time.

 

[irononreverse]

Yes, 5X zoom is as mush as most people needs. But marketing will tell the buyer they NEED that 20X zoom.

I have a Sony wx300 with a 20x zoom. Not strictly necessary but it is very handy. For ... Bird watching...

 

[spotnz]

http://lukashd.com/eng/product_info/blackbox_14_1.html

I've had a look at the specs for their http://lukashd.com/eng/product_info/blackbox_9700duo.html as well as the http://lukashd.com/eng/product_info/blackbox_14_1.html.
they have an interesting ( oddball? ) choice of filter sizes. 48mm on the 9700 & 37 on the 7900. 48 is so close to the universally accepted 49mm, I've got to wonder why they didn't use it.

david