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A Sony Camera Running Linux
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."
...Does it run...oh yeah...never mind.
One ring to bind them - should probably have more fiber and less rings in their diet.
Will it run *BSD?
For busybox.
So this isn't a new thing for Sony.
There's even a URL at Sony's site for the code (of course). I forget what it was.
http://lkml.org/lkml/2005/8/20/95
better than nothing..
For those interested but too lazy to click a link:
The DSC-G3 costs about $500 in the U.S.
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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Remember the story about Amtrak security forcing someone to delete the photos they had taken? With the preponderance of hot spots and more and more cameras supporting Wi-Fi, this would mean that the concept of deleting photos may soon be an anachronism (and none too soon).
The last decade heralded the smart cellphone revolution. Cellphones with more and more features including camera, bluetooth, wireless, PDA yada yada.
I think what we are witnessing here is the beginning of the camera revolution. Smart cameras with wireless capabilities. Soon we shall see direct integration with social networks, ability to communicate over Skype etc. Innovation from the other end of the spectrum.
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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. That was the beginning of the eye-openers for me. It is sad and annoying... they take from the community and then don't give back.
Personally, I just don't buy anything that has the Sony label on it any longer. Not Sony-BMG music, not Sony movies, not Sony games, not Sony cameras, not Sony TVs, not Sony anything else. Sony has burned this customer too many times for me to have any faith in them and so far, I see little changes in their behavior. Their computers are complete crap too, by the way. Sony once had astounding popularity as a name brand, but they have burned more bridges than my own to be sure. I know at least 50% of Japan is anti-Sony. It is amazing that they are still humming along as well as they are.
What does 'innovate' mean in this case?
It only has 4GB of internal memory.
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Whoever tagged this hardhack...
Why? A hardhack involves a hardware modification. This is not the case.
Typical uninformed slashdot person.
There are several Canon cameras that allow 3rd-party open-source firmware.
If this can be flashed then it's worth a look-see.
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Interesting that there was an article here just the other day about how Sony has no interest in making or selling Linux laptops or netbooks.
I wonder why not. It's easy to forget that they use Linux in other products and even offer it on the PS3. So why not netbooks? Is it a matter of just avoiding the low-end, low margin segments of the market? It couldn't be any love for Microsoft, could it?
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The specs on the camera from the Sony website say that this camera only captures JPEG. Does anyone think that it would it be possible to change the source code so that it supported RAW capture?
Can it run crysis?
Where is the "Ignorant" mod tag?
Sony has no interest in making or selling Linux laptops or netbooks. I wonder why not.
Both cameras and laptops require an operating system. For cameras, nobody cares what it is, as long as the thing takes pictures. As such, Sony has a free hand as to which OS to install. Laptops, are different. Customers care which OS is on their laptop. Customers (like it or not) want Windows on their laptops. If Sony doesn't provide Windows on their laptops, the customers will find another laptop vendor who will.
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My DSC-W90 seems to be running Linux as well(http://www.sony.net/Products/Linux/Download/DSC-W90.html). And from "power on" to "ready to snap" takes about a second.
a Beowulf cluster of these. Actually I don't need to; I live in surveillance UK :o)
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It would be newsworthy only if a camera runs Vista!
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Huh, a 10MP NEF is about 9MB which should take 4-5 seconds over 802.11g.
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I can run Vista on 512 MB of RAM, but not nicely.
That's not running Vista, friend.
That's walking.