Nikon Coolpix has tiny built-in wall projector

[Oscar Levant]

This is innovative:

http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/43502/97/

Having said that, I think this is the wrong approach. People don't project photos or print them anymore.

A large percentage of people can't even figure out how to put the photos from the memory card onto their computers.

In my opinion, the perfect consumer camera would have a big 7" or so LCD screen, on a flat camera that can be carried. It might have built in memory, say 8gb.

The photos would be viewable on the LCD screen, some put into "long term storage" with a button, and the whole camera passed around for others to look at.

People do this already with their cell phones.

 

[btgc]

This is innovative:

http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/43502/97/

Having said that, I think this is the wrong approach. People don't project photos or print them anymore.

A large percentage of people can't even figure out how to put the photos from the memory card onto their computers.

People don't project photos anymore because this is not a trend. Printing is complex - one has to take USB memory to lab or send/upload images, fussing with size, finish and number of copies (yeah, for some this is hard to do), then pick up prints.
Projection isn't easy as in days back then. Now one has to read tests before picking proper projector. Good ones are expensive.

In a word Nikon did right thing. It can die without being caught, though this feature is more appealing than face detection or - especially - smile recognition algorithms used to attract buyers. Even if feature is not technically up to it's optimal implementation, it get's attention.

Projecting pictures and watching them together is more human than staring at LCD on back of camera, which mostly is done one by one, passing camera. Projected picture can be seen by all participant simultaneously. I like whole idea.

 

[Oscar Levant]

If the new Apple tablet plays high def movies, has a good camera with a good lens, and isn't too hard for a dumbell to figure out, it might be just the ticket.

Still, it will be a little too expensive for the Facebook hordes.

 

[Oscar Levant]

PS: I agree. Nobody is going to dim the lights, gather round, and watch a dinky projected photo show.

 

[gavinlg]

I'm agreeing with you guys. I think it's a cool move but not necessarily a smart one. I think the days of image projection are pretty much over.

 

[Sonnar Brian]

I guess you could convert powerpoint slides to JPEG, load them onto the camera, and have a tiny projector for small presentations when you are on the go.

Makes an inexpensive and self-contained replacement for computer projectors if Nikon allows any JPEG to be shown on it. Just software.

 

[btgc]

I guess you could convert powerpoint slides to JPEG, load them onto the camera, and have a tiny projector for small presentations when you are on the go.

Perfect! Why not project project timescale and yearly budget in airport, to get feedback from crowd? 🙂
I like .ppt->.jpg->upload->project idea.

I just hope no one would harm eyes, staring into projecting lens - I switched it ON, where's beam? - thus forcing Nikon to rollback feature.