coomac wrote: > On 7/23/07, *Giles Jones* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > > As mention previously, anything which requires the modification of > the casing will be very expensive and so it's not planned. > > I'm sure however that people will have a go at hacking the unit > and addition a module in somehow. > > Personally it's not a feature I care for, what with owning an SLR. > > I'm hoping to port some photo management software, maybe use ufRaw > or similar. So you'd be able to hook up your SLR or compact. But > obviously memory is tight on the device. > > --- > G O Jones > > > Thanks for clearing that up. I had been waiting for an announcement of > the camera resolution like a kid on christmas eve. Was really hoping > for a 3 MP to replace my current phone or at least a 2 MP with video > to better trounce the iPhone. I still have high hopes for the phone, > though I can't help wondering how much the lack of a basic camera will > affect mass adoption. > > Possibly very ignorant on my part, but I was under the assumption > modifying the case to add a camera hole would be a very minor change > (read inexpensive). Ie drilling (cutting out?) a hole and covering it > with some transparent material like glass or plastic. I know zilch > about how this works on a large scale, so it is entirely possible I'm > wrong here. Sigh. I'm having flashbacks to the "can't you just add some WiFi?" discussions of the GTA-01 unit.
Okay, since I seem to frequently function as the injector of some reality into these discussions (aka "wet blanket"), yes, drilling a hole in the case is straightforward. Now, how do you propose to actually wire the camera module into the rest of the system, dare I ask...? _______________________________________________ OpenMoko community mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
