I want one of these cameras
 

http://www.break.com/index/134-gigapixel-camera.html

I wonder how long before they are used for CCTV though.:erm:

Re: I want one of these cameras
 

Hells Bells, that's one superb piece of kit!

Re: I want one of these cameras
 

I thought the ones we used to have where I worked before were good but seeing that, all I can say is that is one good bit of kit.

Re: I want one of these cameras
 

Why is the picture static?

Re: I want one of these cameras
 

Because it's a photo

Re: I want one of these cameras
 

Edit: Beaten...

Re: I want one of these cameras
 

I wonder how long it takes for the image to be procesed and if there wouild be much ghosting, like that pic you could view in I think it was 50gpix half bodies were seen, people walking through buses etc.

it sounds a good piece of kit, but is it really practical?

ik

Re: I want one of these cameras
 

Give it 10 years and we all have webcams capable of that resolution.


.. or maybe not.

Re: I want one of these cameras
 

Seen one before of a canyon done with a matrix of cameras to get the high resolution.

Re: I want one of these cameras
 

Agreed but it doesnt mention the size of the photo.

Re: I want one of these cameras
 

Duuuuur! Welcome to Microsoft Silverlight PhotoSynth application.

Re: I want one of these cameras
 

thats one high res picture, dont think my phonecam can match that

Re: I want one of these cameras
 

saving please wait........................... ..... ..... ...... ..... ...

Ok maybe not, but I bet it would take a little while to save that much information!

Re: I want one of these cameras
 

It's not one photo - it's a number of photos that have been stitched together!

Re: I want one of these cameras
 

It is and in fact this photo is available on a site somewhere in a flash app...don't have the link though.