Taken with a PalmPix camera...

[alexpgp]

This photo was taken in low ambient light, with no flash, using a Kodak PalmPix camera, which hooks onto the sync port of a Palm III and uses the Palm's software and storage to turn the combo into a cheap digital camera.

I've resampled the image from 640 x 480 to 320 x 240 and saved it as a 70 dpi JPG with 25% compression.

The specifications on the unit are as follows: The lens on the unit is f/2.0, with a focal length of 6.1 mm and a focusing distance of from 36 inches to infinity. The shutter speed varies from 1/15 to 1/500 of a second.

The quality of the photo is not stellar, but neither is the price of the unit ($99 at the local Franklin Covey store). Futhermore, I suspect it would take better pictures given more light to play with.

The subject, BTW, is yours truly, at his position in the MCC, during a break in the action.

Cheers...

Comments

Not too bad

[velocity.livejournal.com]

That is actually a better image than I would have suspected. For some strange reason I had it in my head that the Palm Pix only took B&W pics. I don't know where I got that from.

And by the way, Alex. Thats a good picture of you too.

Re: Not too bad

[alexpgp.livejournal.com]

Well, the "image" that appears on the screen of a non-color Palm III is a 4-bit grayscale smudge, but the unit does 24-bit color.

I'm sure I'll find a use for it.

Thanks for the kind assessment of the dude in the image.

Cheers...

Re: Not too bad

[velocity.livejournal.com]

I see what you mean. It probably works in the same way that the old B&W Mac SE30 used to have the ability to connect to an external color monitor.

One more thing, I was trying to figure out who you look like in that picture. It finally occurred to me...Michael J. Fox. And I mean that as a compliment. Hey, at least I didn't say that you looked like my dad!