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That is an awesome looking lens though.]]>Sep 19th 2009 9:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/Sep 19th 2009 9:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/Sep 19th 2009 9:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/ the images can be transfered quickier ==> smoother transition beween images (allows 4 higher frame rate)
There for compression would be a relatively a cheap feature because its just a small program. The expense comes from the engineering of the product (the usb3 interface, lens and the general processor/chips).
Please correct me if im wrong, i like to be corrected if im wrong as I actually learn something from it ]]>Sep 19th 2009 9:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/
okay. im 13. and compression requires processing which isnt cheap. as in, you need major processing power to compress 60 1080p pictures per second.]]>Sep 19th 2009 9:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/And I would hazard a guess that this camera doesn't compress the video stream because compression results in a loss of quality, and being a very high end camera aimed at (as mentioned above) robotics/computer vision users, this is far more important than reducing bitrate or cost.
Hence the USB 3.0.]]>Sep 19th 2009 10:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/Sep 19th 2009 10:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/Sep 19th 2009 11:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/Sep 20th 2009 12:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/
Yes, it's an algorithm. You seem to forget that real people have to write the code, develop the hardware, dot the i's, cross the t's, and end up with something useful at the end. And these real people usually expect to get paid. That's where most of the cost comes from. Also, it takes time to compress the images, and quality is inevitably lost in the process, so the ability to move uncompressed video from the camera to the PC must be a good thing, as you get to deal with all the available information, and not the information that someone decided to compress because the bus couldn't handle it.]]>Sep 20th 2009 12:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/Sep 20th 2009 4:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/Sep 20th 2009 6:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/
Out of curiosity, can anyone throw out a need for this beyond [large] Robotic usage. the fact that its so small doesn't seem that useful (although it is sexy) if a workstation pc is required to analyze data - and this would just be overkill for any type of web cam / communications / surveillance options.]]>Sep 22nd 2009 12:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/
Good.]]>Sep 19th 2009 9:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/Sep 19th 2009 9:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/Sep 19th 2009 10:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/Sep 19th 2009 10:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/-Taylor]]>Sep 19th 2009 10:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/More info http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-mount
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I wouldn't pay more than $50 to show someone my ugly mug in high definition. Even then, I'd setup a website to broadcast people's reaction.]]>Sep 19th 2009 9:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/Sep 19th 2009 9:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/Sep 19th 2009 10:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/Sep 19th 2009 10:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/Sep 19th 2009 11:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/Sep 19th 2009 11:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/
Except that it deters people from making ridiculous, off topic fanboy comments.

[ApPLe iS JuST anOtHeR ComPUTer COMpaNy]]]>Sep 20th 2009 4:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/Sep 19th 2009 11:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/Sep 19th 2009 11:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/Sep 20th 2009 12:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/
But this device claims to be uncompressed (meaning lossless), so they indeed need a sensor with at least 6 million color sensor sites, 8 million with a normal GRGB layout.]]>Sep 20th 2009 1:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/Sep 20th 2009 12:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/
also, their cameras take optional lenses, I assume this one does too... I usually need a very wide angle, it's great to put what you need on it.

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Im really interested to see when we start seeing these things. I just did a Review on the Lifecam Cinema on youtube and by the amount of email I have received people are Waiting for something like this

Here is the Video if anyone is interested

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EI66xQeXMjk

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BBC iPlayer is bad enough already.]]>Sep 20th 2009 5:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/Sep 20th 2009 10:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/]]>Sep 20th 2009 1:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/
And even if you're only taking that to YouTube HD (720p, compressed pretty heavily), it will still look a lot better than one 640 x 480 webcam sitting in front of you on your monitor.]]>Sep 20th 2009 2:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/]]>Sep 20th 2009 6:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/Sep 20th 2009 3:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/
**Driving with no arms not reccomended. Purchasing a webcam while severly cosmetically challenged also not reccomended.]]>Sep 20th 2009 3:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/Sep 20th 2009 4:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/Sep 21st 2009 9:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/From wikipedia:
The reasonable throughput of USB 3.0 is 3200 Mbps.]]>Nov 8th 2009 2:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/Sep 20th 2009 7:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/19/point-grey-puts-usb-3-0-into-a-webcam-along-with-other-telltale/Sep 20th 2009 10:56AM