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.

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[bryn.livejournal.com]

Hehe.. you remind me so much of my dad (that's a good thing).

P.S. Do you know the codes for typing Russian characters? I keep trying to show my online friends what I'm learning in my Russian class, but I don't know how to type most of it. Thanks=)

coolness

[tsarina.livejournal.com]

Ooooh monitors. Scrumptious. Random digression: Working for NASA was my dream when I was very young. Somehow, watching the Challenger accident in kindergarten didn't dampen my enthusiasm. Having the Air Force tell me I was too short to be an astronaut and my glasses would keep me from being being a fighter pilot.. well that was more crushing.