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The World's Smallest Video Camera
fergus07 writes "Medigus has developed what it claims is the world's smallest video camera at just 0.039-inches (0.99 mm) in diameter. The Israeli company's second-gen model (a 0.047-inch diameter camera was unveiled in 2009) has a dedicated 0.66x0.66 mm CMOS sensor that captures images at 45K resolution and no, it's not destined for use in tiny mobile phones or covert surveillance devices; instead the camera is designed for medical endoscopic procedures in hard-to-reach regions of the human anatomy."
Recording a video just for you.
Well, they know where they can stick that...
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instead the camera is designed for medical endoscopic procedures in hard to reach regions of the human anatomy.
By that they really just mean "up-skirt" shots.
which is totally what she said
"hard to reach regions of the human anatomy"
Ah yes, the perpetual struggle of Slashdudes everywhere.... Meeting those that posses such "regions" is a prerequisite to reaching said regions....
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That's 320x140.
I always wondered why we don't use fibre for endoscopes etc... Having the CCD fed by fibre to each "pixel" and a few around the perimeter emitting light, then running the lot through a sheath, would surely be smaller than mounting the whole thing on the end of a cable?
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.. a bottom up approach?
Funny that it immediately is mentioned that it's not intended for spy use. Exactly how many seconds do they expect that situation to last? :-)
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How do you change the tiny film?
I am the unwilling control for my Origin.
...it comes with a DIY endoscopy handbook though a man page will suffice.
Anons need not reply. Questions end with a question mark.
I had an endoscopic "procedure" done recently and I wish my doctor had had this available!
By the way, outside of the U.S., if you have procedures done that provide electronic data, oftentimes the hospital will, for a nominal fee give you a copy on CD-ROM.
In Thailand I've had endoscopy, laproscopic knee surgery, CAT scans, retinal scans, X-Rays and ultrasound pictures and videos all given to me as well as EEGs from a sleep study and EKGs from a heart stress test. Fun, if a little gross to look at on my iPad!
"The Israeli company's the second-gen model"
Say what?
it's hard to see down here. now, with the rfid system, we're pre-informed as to whether the flotsam & jetsum(fuel) are digestible, thanks to our rulers. getting more & more 'dead bad guy' chips lately. lots of room down here. they're not going anywhere either. on to mebotuh.
we voluntarily disarmed a while back as our fishing spears & stuff rusted away in the salt water. now we're growing gills? honestly? is there no shame?
...the video sharing site for up and coming urologists.
HIgh Tech... Up Yours.
" ...covert surveillance devices"
Wanna bet?
Right, this camera not being used for espionage is like saying the inventor of the gun invented it for medical purposes, to easily amputate limbs.
I thought it was a dupe but actually it is not, this camera being 0.01 mm smaller than the previous one from last month.
However, at 220x220 pixels, the resolution is also smaller compared to 250x250.
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You mean those parts that need a bullet to get to? Coming soon splatter porn.
Am I the only one who assumed it was going to be Violin until the very end? :)
Yeah right, and don't think for an instant that there isn't a covert agency in the world that doesn't already have an order in for a few thousand units.
Whew, I thought they were going to say it was developed for the TSA.
just to clear it up:
Normally 2K means 2048 x 1080 pixels.
However, the article assumes that 45K means 45000 pixels, which should be written as 0.045 MP (megapixel).
Depending on the part of the anatomy, some people migh actually want doctors to use larger cameras.
...home security applications, given that you can wire that up all you want since it's your house.
No, you can't. In some states it's a crime to surveil someone without their knowledge and consent, even more so if the person can prove a reasonable expectation of privacy.
For some reason, all this article makes me think of is Rule 34... and Rule 35.
I've abandoned my search for truth; now I'm just looking for some useful delusions.
Gotta love that inputdev tag for a cam to be inserted "in hard to reach regions of the human anatomy".
and no, it's not destined for use in tiny mobile phones or covert surveillance devices -flag as inaccurate
Back in the late 1990's we had a tiny, surveillance camera that was about 0.18" in diameter and a few inches long. About like a short knitting needle. It was self contained with a lithium battery and RF transmitter and mic and would run for about 3 days before the battery gave out. You stick it up into a ceiling tile in someone's office and it looks down at everything they do at their desk and also has a wide enough field that you can see any visitors near their desk too. When stuck into the ceiling tile with the lens flush or slightly countersunk into the tile, you could not distinguish it from the regular dots and holes that cover the surface of a typical ceiling tile unless you looked very close. This was available to private investigators, so if we had this kind of tech over a decade ago, it's scary to think of what the govt has now.
If someone doesn't change that fucking quote of the day by "Matt Welsh" soon, I'm going to scream and scream and scream until my head falls off and then let my grieving relatives sue slashdot for one trillion dollars.
To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as to be right in doing it
... and no, it's not destined for use in tiny mobile phones or covert surveillance devices, instead the camera is designed for medical endoscopic procedures in hard to reach regions of the human anatomy."
Are you kidding me?
Agent 1:"Sir, I have this cool new camera we can use to watch the Smith house with."
Agent 2:"Alright, where is it?"
Agent 1:"Here." holds up his hand
Agent 2:"I don't see it."
Agent 1:Hands him a magnifying class. "Try again"
Agent 2:"That's just a spec of sand."
Agent 1:"No, seriously sir, it's a camera"
Agent 2:"You're full of it!"
Agent 1:"Just imagine where we can put these things, and no one would ever know."
Agent 2:"Why would we need something that small? No, we're going to use this device." pulls out 5x3cm brick
Agent 1:rolls his eyes, walks off and sits down in from of a monitor showing what appears to be very pixelated Lady Gaga porn
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0.6mm with 200 pixels gives pixel size of ~3 um (3,000 nm).
Most consumer digital cameras have comparable pixel sizes.
So pretty much commodity technology,
How do these tiny cameras work, considering the diffraction limits? I'm wondering how they even get an image. With a 1mm diameter sensor, you are asking for, I presume, hundreds of lines per mm in 'on-the-film' resolution in order to achieve even a very low-resolution image. How are you going to achieve hundreds of lines per mm of resolution with a micro-lens that is well within diffraction territory?
.5mm aperture. .5mm is about the size of a pinhole for a large-format pinhole camera, so diffraction is definitely in effect.
This thing is 1mm in diameter. For a 'normal' angle of view, that would give it a focal length of 1mm. At f/2, that's a
For the second time I'll be swallowing a pill camera. It's a huge pill, with a camera and LED flash at each end. Takes pictures as it works its way through your digestive tract, and transmits them to a hard drive that you wear on your belt. The pill is triangulated by patches they place on your torso. It is a pain to swallow, and all day you're thinking about how it's got to come out eventually...in this case, smaller is definitely better.
They do use fibre bundles for endoscopes ; they're very expensive ($10,000 kind of expensive). {...} price - a CMOS sensor, even a medically certified one, is much cheaper than a carefully aligned bundle of photographic class optical fibres
Price is indeed important. Down to the point where the precious /. article on sub-1m cameras mentioned that such sensors are so cheap, that they could be used in single-use scenario, and still be cheaper that the fiber.
(Price is so low, because everything in that sub-1m camera could be assembled on a wafer. And given the size, you can get a bazillion of cameras from a single wafer, which brings the price down nicely).
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There is definitely something wrong here. Combining decimal with imperial? 0.99mm alone would have been more clear and perfectly sufficient.
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Sounds like the point of this thing is to enable "goatse --- the next generation!"