A Sony Camera Running Linux

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Posted by kdawson on Tuesday January 13, 2009 @06:28AM from the answer-is-yes dept.

jonr writes "At the recently concluded Consumer Electronics Show, Sony presented the new camera from its Cyber-shot product line. The DSC-G3 comes with a Zeiss lens with 4x zoom, a large 3.5" touch display, and 4GB of internal memory. Most interesting is the camera's software that includes, among other things, face and scene recognition, based on Busybox and Kernel 2.6.11 for the Access Linux Platform. The camera also has built-in Wi-Fi."

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Yeah but, by ehaggis · 2009-01-13 06:29 · Score: 5, Funny

...Does it run...oh yeah...never mind.

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1. Re:Yeah but, by Pepebuho · 2009-01-13 09:06 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  Can we build a Beowulf cluster of these?
2. Re:Yeah but, by Anonymous Coward · 2009-01-13 14:19 · Score: 1, Funny
  
  1. Everything Sony touches is evil.
  2. Everything Linux touches is holy.
  3. *head asplodes*
But... by Anonymous Coward · 2009-01-13 06:30 · Score: 2, Funny

Will it run *BSD?
Year of the Linux camera? by Anonymous Coward · 2009-01-13 06:31 · Score: 5, Funny

better than nothing..
1. Re:Year of the Linux camera? by Anonymous Coward · 2009-01-13 07:00 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  If everyone who buys this camera this year sets it down on top of a desk, it will be the year of Linux on the desktop!
Cool Link by olddotter · 2009-01-13 06:33 · Score: 5, Funny

In the 90's a friend told me Linux would NEVER be used for embedded devices. Its fun to send him links like this. Fun in a very mischievous way.

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1. Re:Cool Link by qoncept · 2009-01-13 07:35 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  He actually said Linux users would never have any luck IN BED, and would need to use devices to satisfy themselves.
  
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2. Re:Cool Link by Anonymous Coward · 2009-01-13 07:50 · Score: 1, Funny
  
  In the 90's a friend told me Linux would NEVER be used for embedded devices. Its fun to send him links like this. Fun in a very mischievous way.
  Dude, please stop sending links, OK I GET IT, NOW STOP!
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Re:My 5 year old Sony TV came with a GPL notice by Ethanol-fueled · 2009-01-13 06:38 · Score: 5, Funny

DRM: because yes, it does run Linux!

Take a picture of copyright material and watch the camera rm -rf itself. No refunds!
Re:Will things like these help Sony? by Anonymous Coward · 2009-01-13 07:02 · Score: 1, Funny

Where did SONY go wrong?
Right about where they started to CAPITALIZE all the company names.
It doesn't meet minimum hardware requirements by davidwr · 2009-01-13 07:04 · Score: 5, Funny

It only has 4GB of internal memory.

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1. Re:It doesn't meet minimum hardware requirements by Yvan256 · 2009-01-13 07:15 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  Windows 98SE it is, then.
Re:But can it run Vista? by Anonymous Coward · 2009-01-13 07:13 · Score: 1, Funny

yes but the drivers for connecting the camera to itself probably wouldn't work
Mod parent up by Anonymous Coward · 2009-01-13 07:25 · Score: 1, Funny

As an experienced engineer, I am going to have to agree (hint).
Re:But can it run Vista? by Anonymous Coward · 2009-01-13 07:26 · Score: 2, Funny

2009! Year of Vista on Desktop!
More to the point, by nobodylocalhost · 2009-01-13 07:42 · Score: 2, Funny

Can it run crysis?

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Re:The 'Smart' Camera Revolution by sdpuppy · 2009-01-13 07:50 · Score: 4, Funny

[imagine low end DSLR] Problem would be getting the nose-prints off the lens when you answer the camera.
Re:Will it support Linux client access? by harlows_monkeys · 2009-01-13 07:50 · Score: 5, Funny

I have been watching this happen over and over and over again. Companies developing their products to use Linux but turn around and not support Linux client access. I had stupidly picked up a wireless networked video camera that was known to run Linux on the inside and made a very stupid assumption that Linux client access would therefore be a no-brainer. WRONG! It was Windows only for client access... not even Mac could access it.
Similar experience here. My computer uses capacitors made by Johanson Dielectrics, so I carefully picked a GPS that also uses capacitors from Johanson Dielectrics, figuring that meant they would work together, but the damned thing would not work with my computer.
Imagine... by mustafap · 2009-01-13 08:30 · Score: 5, Funny

a Beowulf cluster of these. Actually I don't need to; I live in surveillance UK :o)

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Re:Sony and Linux by indi0144 · 2009-01-13 08:54 · Score: 2, Funny

7.. 7 is the new vista, it's working now on beta but on release that will be fixed.
aye, i agree by someone1234 · 2009-01-13 08:55 · Score: 3, Funny

It would be newsworthy only if a camera runs Vista!

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1. Re:aye, i agree by chemisus · 2009-01-13 09:26 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  It appears you want to take a picture, allow or deny?
2. Re:aye, i agree by Abstrackt · 2009-01-13 09:28 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  It would be newsworthy only if a camera runs Vista!
  It would also be the size of a refrigerator.
  
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