iPod + iSight = camcorder?

[Matthew Kirkcaldie]

Here's a thought: iSight takes video and audio and produces a FireWire
stream. An iPod can store a FireWire data stream when it acts as a hard
disk. So: iPod + iSight + adaptor = tiny FireWire camcorder?

I know it's not feasible with the devices as they stand but it may be as
simple as a firmware update away!

C'mon Apple ... !

Cheers,

Matthew.

[Oxford]

In article Matthew Kirkcaldie wrote:

> Here's a thought: iSight takes video and audio and produces a FireWire
> stream. An iPod can store a FireWire data stream when it acts as a hard
> disk. So: iPod + iSight + adaptor = tiny FireWire camcorder?
>
> I know it's not feasible with the devices as they stand but it may be as
> simple as a firmware update away!
>
> C'mon Apple ... !
>
> Cheers,
>
> Matthew.

You can already do this with the free QuickTime Broadcaster...

All the tricks are here...

[url]http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2003/07/01/isight.html[/url]

Enjoy!

Oxford

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[Matthew Kirkcaldie]

In article <csma-F8B649.22322710092003@news.uswest.net>,
Oxford <csma@mac.com> wrote:

> You can already do this with the free QuickTime Broadcaster...
>
> All the tricks are here...
>
> [url]http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2003/07/01/isight.html[/url]
>
> Enjoy!

Nice post, but I think carrying a PowerBook / iBook around rather
defeats the camcorder idea. I'm talking about plugging iSight directly
into the iPod, so you have a little camera tube and a tiny iPod as a
unit, for a very small handheld digital camcorder.

Cheers,

Matthew.

[John Johnson]

In article
<Matthew.Kirkcaldie-AA42C3.15033811092003@seagoon.newcastle.edu.au>,
Matthew Kirkcaldie <Matthew.Kirkcaldie@newcastle.edu.au> wrote:

> In article <csma-F8B649.22322710092003@news.uswest.net>,
> Oxford <csma@mac.com> wrote:
>

> > You can already do this with the free QuickTime Broadcaster...
> >
> > All the tricks are here...
> >
> > [url]http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2003/07/01/isight.html[/url]
> >
> > Enjoy!

>
> Nice post, but I think carrying a PowerBook / iBook around rather
> defeats the camcorder idea. I'm talking about plugging iSight directly
> into the iPod, so you have a little camera tube and a tiny iPod as a
> unit, for a very small handheld digital camcorder.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Matthew.

How much power does the iSight draw? If the iPod can supply power via
it's port (can it?), you'll drain the battery in that thing pretty fast
unless you carry an additional battery, which starts getting pretty
complicated.

[Matthew Kirkcaldie]

In article <null-8C5347.00451511092003@newssvr28.news.prodigy.com>,
John Johnson <null@invalid.com> wrote:

> How much power does the iSight draw? If the iPod can supply power via
> it's port (can it?), you'll drain the battery in that thing pretty fast
> unless you carry an additional battery, which starts getting pretty
> complicated.

You're right - but I'm envisaging a little handgrip with a battery in
it, a cradle for the iPod connector and a mounting clip and FW socket
for the iSight. It would probably cost about $100 to do that, and added
to an iPod and an iSight you'd have a digital camcorder under $500. Not
a full-featured one, but a pretty darned good one.

Matthew.

[Oxford]

Matthew Kirkcaldie <Matthew.Kirkcaldie@newcastle.edu.au> wrote:

> > You can already do this with the free QuickTime Broadcaster...
> >
> > All the tricks are here...
> >
> > [url]http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2003/07/01/isight.html[/url]
> >
> > Enjoy!

>
> Nice post, but I think carrying a PowerBook / iBook around rather
> defeats the camcorder idea. I'm talking about plugging iSight directly
> into the iPod, so you have a little camera tube and a tiny iPod as a
> unit, for a very small handheld digital camcorder.
>

yeah, i read that too quick and hit send even quicker... yes, power is
the problem... that camera sucks a lot of juice, so you'd need more
battery to make what your proposing work... if you ever feel one when
it's on, it's HOT... i still believe apple is working on it's own
digital camera, similar to the quicktake but 5 years later, so what your
looking for is coming up... just a matter of time...

oxford

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[Nigel Blatheringstock]

Matthew wrote:

> ...but I'm envisaging a little handgrip with a battery in
> it, a cradle for the iPod connector and a mounting clip and FW socket
> for the iSight. It would probably cost about $100 to do that, and
> added
> to an iPod and an iSight you'd have a digital camcorder under $500.
> Not
> a full-featured one, but a pretty darned good one.

In general it isn't useful to connect two peripherals, as most such
devices depend on the computer to provide the handshake-control for
communicating. Does either the iPod or the iSight contain an
independent controller? That would be surprising.

Nigel

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[Matthew Kirkcaldie]

In article <110920030741435316%LordBumbreshoot@yahoo.co.uk> ,
Nigel Blatheringstock <LordBumbreshoot@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> In general it isn't useful to connect two peripherals, as most such
> devices depend on the computer to provide the handshake-control for
> communicating. Does either the iPod or the iSight contain an
> independent controller? That would be surprising.

FireWire allows this kind of connection between devices - it's a feature.

Matthew.