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OTTO 相机:拍摄会动的照片

Twitter 将 GIF 动态图片转换为 VIF 视频,以便节省空间、加快传播的做法是个不错的尝试,但 GIF 绝对不会因此死掉。看看  BuzzFeed 和 Imgur 上那些高分享量的热门图片,你就会知道这个诞生于 1987 年的图片格式仍将继续"嚣张跋扈地"活下去。



既然这个 27 岁高龄的图片格式仍在焕发活力,为何不围绕它打造一门生意呢?你肯定想不到,在你萌生念头的时候,早已有人展开类似的尝试。他们的效果还不错。


来自加州的 Next Things Co.(NTC)是一群由聪明人组成的公司。从公司名字上就能看出,小伙子们打算有番作为。实际上,他们也做到了。


今年 5 月,NTC 在 Kickstarter 上推出了 OTTO 相机,后者可以拍摄 GIF 动态照片。相机上线后的影响非常不错,一个多月内同时得到了 The Verge、TechCrunch、Fast Company 以及 NBC News 等多家知名媒体的报道推介。



OTTO 的操作异常简单:手指转动顶部曲柄,相机就会开始连拍;再转一圈,相机便将连拍的照片合成 GIF 图片,并将它们发送给与之配对的 iPhone。在 iPhone 上,你可以对照片进行后期编辑,或者调整照片的拍摄模式。最重要的是,你还可以把 OTTO 拍摄的 GIF 照片分享到所有热门的社交网络,然后供各路神仙瞻仰膜拜。



GIF 图片,即兴摄影……OTTO 拥有多重模式供你把玩,你也可以用它来记录日出、日落这种渐变式的自然景观。当然,除了这些,OTTO 的高扩展性还允许它通过外设实现更多功能,目前已经开发的两款外设分别是  FlashyFlash 闪光灯以及 Color Sat 麦克风。


OTTO 的主控板为树莓派(Raspberry Pi)微电脑,后者诞生于 2012 年,至今已经卖出 300 万多台。作为一款基于 ARM 的单板机微电脑,树莓派拥有一台电脑该有的全部核心部件:CPU、图形芯片、运行内存以及 HDMI、以太网、USB 等众多接口。树莓派的开放接口保证了 OTTO 的高扩展性,相机的可玩性因此提升。



OTTO 在今年 5 月登陆 Kickstarter,团队计划筹款 6 万美元。6 月中旬结束众筹时,他们共募集到了 7 万多美元,大大超过了预期目标。


目前开发团队正在紧锣密鼓地量产相机,首批产品预计在今年 12 月发货,零售价为 199 美元(约 1250 元人民币)。支持 OTTO 的用户最低可以以 99 美元的价格买到它。



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