Canon is crowdfunding a tiny clippable camera that connects to your phone
Canon is turning to Indiegogo to crowdfund the Ivy Rec, a tiny outdoor camera built into a keychain carabiner. It's about the size of a USB flash drive, and it wirelessly connects via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth to the companion CanonMini Cam App to show a live preview on your phone. The empty square space of the clip doubles as a viewfinder, and there's a single dial on the back that lets you switch between modes.
The Ivy Rec has a 13-megapixel 1/3-inch CMOS sensor that can record 1080p / 60 fps video, and it's waterproof up to 30 minutes for depths of up to three feet. With no pricing information yet, it's hard to say if it'll be worth the buy or who it's really for. Canon says the camera is shockproof and great for the outdoors, so it could be useful if you clip it onto your backpack while you ride a bike. Or maybe clip it onto your dog or cat's collar so you can see the world from your pet's POV? (I mean, GoPros are already a thing.)
Too vibrant, not small enough to work as a spy camera.
Also at Engadget.
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 03 2019, @10:52PM (3 children)
Clip it to the ID badge you have to wear around your neck at work. Records all interactions with co-workers all day, so you can't falsely be accused of sexual assault, or speaking "badthink".
(Score: 2, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 03 2019, @11:19PM (1 child)
Unless you do, then it's time to open an investigation into yourself.
(Score: 1) by shrewdsheep on Thursday July 04 2019, @08:34AM
Otherwise known as a moment of reflection.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 04 2019, @10:44PM
Clip to shirt front while walking around the place to record interactions. Muggings, rape, religious nuts, antisocial behaviour, assault, car crashes whatever stuff happens that having a record of would be useful.
How many criminals will think twice when they believe there is a good chance their crime will be recorded.
Enable auto upload of the last 5 minutes if phone sync is lost - for when the phone is stollen.