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The version 2.0 of the Frankencamera, an experimental open-source camera platform.

The camera’s focusing, demosaicing, denoising, white balancing, and other post-processing algorithms are programmable. The current version takes Canon EOS lenses.

From manufacturer point of view this may be attractive in terms of there is no need of design, R&D and manufacturing cost. Just keep updating the software.

Camera 2.0, which began as a collaborative project between the Stanford Computer Graphics Laboratory and the Nokia Research Center Palo Alto Laboratory, is currently also supported by Adobe Systems, Kodak, Hewlett-Packard, and the Walt Disney Company.

So far seems to be an excellent project. Need to follow how it will revolutionize the mobile industry….

Source: Camera 2.0

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