What Kind Of Photos Would Your Dog Take If You Gave It A Camera Like This?
There would probably be lots of food. And tennis balls.
By John Lim — 22 May 2015, 02:08 PM
Ever wonder how it will be like to see things from your pet's point of view? Wouldn't it be cool if they could actually take pictures, so that we could have a glimpse into their world?
Thanks to Nikon, your pet dog Maxi (that's my dog's name actually) will have the chance to take pictures of the things she loves!
How does the camera actually work? Nikon created a new special body scrap that monitors the dog's heartbeat rate and a special housing that triggers the shutter every time the dog gets excited
The collar is worn around the dog’s neck, monitor’s its heart rate, and constantly sends the number to the camera case wirelessly. The camera case displays the current heart rate on an OLED screen.
Buttons next to the display lets the owner choose the baseline heart rate that triggers photos.Whenever the dog photographer’s heart rate goes above the threshold, indicating a spike in emotions and/or activity, a pictures is taken.
To test the system, Nikon attached the camera to a collie named Grizzler, and documented the images he took for the day
The concept of this camera is actually not a first. Two months ago, Whiskas Australia came out with Castacam, a wearable and Wi-Fi enabled camera for... cats.
The Catstacam is a Wi-Fi-connected, motion-activated wearable camera that hangs around a cat's neck, pointing outward to capture the feline's forward view. Photos are uploaded to the cat's own account on Instagram. It's part of an amusing limited-time marketing stunt.
cnet.comAs of now, the Nikon 'Heartography' camera is still a prototype, and Nikon has not announced any release dates. We bet the canines out there are keeping their paws crossed for a release!
