Olympus E-330 shoots vacations by day, spots cancer cells by night
By Darren Murph 
posted June 30th 2010 2:23AM
posted June 30th 2010 2:23AM
Yeah, that's right -- the first DSLR to ever ship with a live-view LCD on the back is now being put to use for something far more monumental, a full four years after it's original introduction. A smattering of researchers at Rice University have somehow discovered that the Olympus E-330 can be used to distinguish between cancerous and healthy cells, and there's no need to even export the photos; instead, the camera's own rear LCD is good enough to show whether or not a dyed cell is harmful or salubrious. The whole skinny is down there in the source link, but the takeaway is pretty staggering: if an off-the-shelf DSLR can now be used to make such profound decisions, why in the world are you still in med school?
Sadly, this thing can't actually cure cancer...
@aliendude5300 But a step in a good direction
I smell a new Olympus commercial!
@iCakes
"The Olympus E-330: Make an unsettling discovery."
there's a joke about taking pictures of boobies in here somewhere...
@mrqs No, there isn't.
@mrqs also the prostate
Can it spot cooties? Them small children with loads of cooties leave god knows what on my sofa!
@DrScope What are those children doing on yoru sofa? Maybe someone should photograph you with some blue light.