He proposes we do it with iCam, a camera with a dock in the back that syncs up with an iPhone courtesy the 22 pin connector. The concept won a Red Dot Design Concept award this year, based on what I assume is the design’s incredibly broad potential. Strapping a powerful, portable touchscreen computer to the back of a custom-built camera can do that for you. Plus, wireless connectivity. Cannot understimate the convenience of that.
I imagine cameras will be wireless, hyper-connected, uber-customizable devices in the near future anyway, but there’s no denying the iPhone’s potential in this early, specific case. [Rexplore]
Dean
Monday, July 25, 2011 at 10:39 AM“Cannot underestimate the convenience of that.”
Except when it comes to making phone calls.
Kieron
Monday, July 25, 2011 at 11:41 AMThe guy won a “design award” for Photoshopping a picture of an iPhone onto a picture of a NEX-5??
Tim Mead
Monday, July 25, 2011 at 1:57 PMIsn’t it a 30 pin connector? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dock_Connector
Nik
Monday, July 25, 2011 at 2:56 PMYou can send pictures from your camera to your phone now using a wifi enabled xd card lol
The Joker
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at 9:18 PMAs a concept it seems to me that this is exactly where cameras are headed. I’d love to see what Joe public could come up with as a DSLR camera control interface. You’ve only to experience DSLR.bot or similar to catch a glimpse. Surely it would also provide the possibility to dramatically reduce the cost of a DSLR camera if all the smarts are in the Smartphone.