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Technology Changes in Photography. Part 2 Mike Hender U3A Photography 2 August 2013. You can find all this material at . . . www.hender.net/u3a. Previously . . . we covered. Helicopter view W hat’s happening in the market? B luffer’s guide Simplified framework of understanding
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Technology Changes in Photography Part 2 Mike Hender U3A Photography 2 August 2013
You can find all this material at . . . www.hender.net/u3a
Previously. . . we covered • Helicopter view • What’s happening in the market? • Bluffer’s guide • Simplified framework of understanding • Some example technologies
First – the big pictureWhat’s actually happening in the market?
Three Megatrends Moore’s Law Mechanical to Solid State Atoms to Bits 1 2 3 1980
Moore’s Law 1 DEC PDP8 1968
Atoms to Bits 3 • Crowdsourcing • Kickstarter • 3D Printing
Long, long ago, people danced at concertsNow they video, click, share and tweet . . .
Taking photos has never been more easy $1Bn Facebook Instagram Twitter Snapchat Google+ Sky Drive $1Bn Tumblr Flickr
1. Technologies developed in the mass market continue to feed into the more traditional camera and service area and vice versa Facebook Flickr
2. The best camera you have is the one you have with you Facebook Flickr
The 3 Megatrends in Photography Software Engineers Electronic Engineers Mechanical Engineers = Mature, ‘asymptotic’ technologies = Electronic and influenced by Moore’s Law = Wide open for a Development Community and under attack by the Smartphone juggernaut
Three technologies becoming widely available • Sensor Directions • Wearable devices • Intelligent Software and Ecosystems
1 Sensor directions HTC One Ultrapixel Nokia 41Mpx Pureview
1 Nokia mobilises . . .
1 Nokia Lumia 1020 • 38 mpx in 4:3 or 16:9 Aspect Ratio • Pixel oversampling 7:1 • 6 x digital zoom • 5 mpx saved to camera roll • Both 38 mpx and 5 mpx available to PC
2 Google Glass http://www.google.com/glass/start/how-it-feels/
3 Intelligent Software and Ecosystems • WiFi • GPS • Smart photo (e.g. Nikon 1 series) • HDR • Instant Panoramas • In-camera editing Functions (exposure, crop, etc.) • NFC (fast transfer of large image files to smartphone) • Merging of DSLR and Mirrorless technologies http://youtu.be/TVTJfY9G5iQ
3 Intelligent Software and Ecosystems Microsoft Windows Apple IOS Google Android
3 Example: The Apple Ecosystem • iTunes ‘App’ Store • Photo Stream • Sharing • Backups • Music, DVDs, etc. • Customer Support Apple IOS
3 Example: The Apple Ecosystem + Sony • iTunes ‘App’ Store • Photo Stream • Sharing • Backups • Music, DVDs, etc. • Customer Support Sony DSC RX100
3 Example: The Apple Ecosystem Anytime, Anywhere Photos, Videos, Documents, Share!
3 Example: The Apple Ecosystem Ecosystem example from the Hender home
Workflow And share via links to friends and family
3 And now . . . a Demo
Ad Alert! “Help! How do I get my Photos out of my Camera and into my iPad, Android or PC?” • New Tech Group • 13 August 2013 • Barn Hall – 2 to 4 PM