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An Open Digital Camera

An Open Digital Camera. Amnon Dekel. Does an Open Digital Camera Exist?. Digita? Partially open, but has disappeared off the map [Why?] gPhoto? Just interfacing with cameras. Why an open Camera?. Research is stifled as a result of proprietary technologies

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An Open Digital Camera

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  1. An Open Digital Camera Amnon Dekel

  2. Does an Open Digital Camera Exist? • Digita? • Partially open, but has disappeared off the map [Why?] • gPhoto? • Just interfacing with cameras Embedded Computing Seminar (fall 2005)

  3. Why an open Camera? • Research is stifled as a result of proprietary technologies • New ideas are hard to explore and test • E.g. the Refocusable camera • Research is Expensive Embedded Computing Seminar (fall 2005)

  4. Expensive! Embedded Computing Seminar (fall 2005)

  5. What is an Open Camera? • What Technologies? • What Hardware? • What Software? Embedded Computing Seminar (fall 2005)

  6. Technologies • Sensors • Image Processing and Recognition • Communications • Display • General Computing Embedded Computing Seminar (fall 2005)

  7. Hardware Sensors Imaging Motion Location More? DSP(s) Controller CPU Display(s) GPU? Audio Processor Memory Communications Interfaces IP, 802.11, Cellular? Wired and Wireless interfaces More? Embedded Computing Seminar (fall 2005)

  8. Software • Open OS • Image Processing and Recognition • Audio Processing and Playback • Image compression (+ raw) • Video Codec(s) • On Board Server • On Board Editor/Debugger • Open SDK • Hardware Programmer/Debugger Embedded Computing Seminar (fall 2005)

  9. How to make this happen? • Research the hardware and software needed for the project • Acquire/Develop the hardware needed • Develop a hardware platform • Develop an open software platform • Develop novel applications over this platform. • Add hardware elements as needed to the platform Embedded Computing Seminar (fall 2005)

  10. Yeah- lets be realistic! • OK- until you get your $1M grant, what can you do? • Low Cost Open camera: Embedded Computing Seminar (fall 2005)

  11. Low Cost Open Camera 1. Take a box Embedded Computing Seminar (fall 2005)

  12. Low Cost Open Camera 2. Take a web cam Embedded Computing Seminar (fall 2005)

  13. Low Cost Open Camera 3. Take small laptop (with built in wireless ) Embedded Computing Seminar (fall 2005)

  14. Low Cost Open Camera • Voila! • Ahem… Why do this? Embedded Computing Seminar (fall 2005)

  15. Low Cost Open Camera • The Open Box Camera is useful because: • Test real world scenarios Today • Explore interesting applications and technologies Today without waiting for the hardware dev environments to catch up • Low Risk: Lets you prove to yourself that there are interesting problems to solve or explore without spending too much money on it in the process Embedded Computing Seminar (fall 2005)

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