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Tiny1 compact camera specializes in shooting stars

There are a lot of digital cameras on the market, but not many of them have been designed for one specific use, like taking photos of stars in the sky, for example.

patent-claimedTiny1 is a compact camera with patent-pending noise reduction technology that has been designed for astronomy. It helps users plan, capture and share stars from the palms of their hands. Tiny1’s interactive star map is a unique interface using augmented reality to help users easily locate and shoot celestial objects. It shows users the stars and constellations in real time and there is a search function built in to guide them.

Tiny1 works in conjunction with an Android app. The camera can be paired with a smartphone to easily share pictures via Wi-Fi. Tiny1 can also be controlled using Wi-Fi to reduce camera shake. Any lens available can be attached to the Tiny1 easily, including interchangeable camera lenses and telescope lenses, according to its makers Tiny1 ships in December at about $700. But early bird Indiegogo backers have been able to get one for a pledge starting at $349. Its makers are out to raise $100,000 by July 7.


Tiny1: The world’s first astrophotography camera made to be small, smart and sociable from TinyMOS on Vimeo.

There is clearly a niche market for such a camera. Although it was designed for shooting the stars at night, it can also be used for daytime shooting and non-astronomy-related photos. Tiny1 also shoots video. But its 4-megapixel resolution is hardly enough to compete against most smartphone cameras today, let alone a good interchangeable lens camera.

 

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