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Apple digital camera coming as soon as tomorrow?

Tuesday, October 18, 2005 · 11:46 am · 61 Comments

Apple is scheduled to hold a special media event tomorrow on the eve of PhotoPlus Expo.

“This being the PhotoPlus Expo, one would think along the lines of photography or a Pro announcement when contemplating Apple’s next move. While I do believe that Apple will be bumping the Power Mac and portable lines, I also think there will be a new product announcement. While esteemed colleagues around the Mac web are leaning towards software, my mind is thinking more along the lines of hardware; I predict that Apple is going to come out with a digital still camera. Not just any digital still camera mind you, but one that is completely integrated with the recent products to come out of Cupertino,” michaelangelo writes for AppleXnet.

“What would the specs on this camera be? No clue, to be honest. If Apple was to do it, it is doubtful they would go low-brow. It should be at least 5 megapixels, have 64MB of built-in storage, and the iPod nano rechargeable battery. An 8x optical zoom with a 12x digital zoom would round it out nicely,” michaelangelo writes. “While there is no way to tell if Apple really is coming out with this product until tomorrow, I would not be completely surprised to see it. Every product lately has been an extension of the digital lifestyle on which Apple has a stranglehold, and this product would be a logical extension of that. If asked for the odds of this happening I would say that they are decent. Keep an eye out for it, because if it doesn’t happen tomorrow, it may happen soon.”

This article is speculation, as the author states, but it is an interesting read. Full article here.

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AI_Joe

Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - 3:56 pm · Reply

I’m in the Photoshop killer camp.
LordRobin

Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - 4:08 pm · Reply

Hey, Gackle: Given that ThinkSecret made a complete total ass of themselves by insisting that the video iPod wasn’t going to happen (how many big things in a row have they missed now?), why on Earth should any of us pay that site the slightest attention?
eric

Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - 4:15 pm · Reply

Anyone who thinks digital zoom is of any use knows squat about cameras. Take it from a pro. There is no way Apple will introduce a camera – or Photoshop competitor for that matter – tomorrow.

Dual processor, dual core G5 processors on a high end PowerMac, and a laptop or two running at 1.7 GHz at a minimum.

Cameras. Yeah, right. Maybe a high definition video camera. I could see that.
mrboma

Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - 4:16 pm · Reply

It’s a USB powered inflatable woman for the geek set called the iGal. She will self-inflate and include force feedback.
MCCFR

Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - 4:21 pm · Reply

Total and absolute bunkum…

Firstly, tomorrow’s announcements have 10% of bugger all (an English expression meaning “nothing”) to do with the PhotoPlus Expo: Apple are not even exhibiting at this show, a fact that would have been obvious after even the most nominal of research efforts.

Apple DOES have a major show presence coming up, with Music Player Live (Crowne Plaza, NYC – where they have their own pavilion) between 21-23 October, before attention moves to Europe and Mac Expo 2005 (to all intents and purposes, an unofficial Macworld for the UK market and the last dedicated Apple exhibition of the year) between 27-29 October and then back to NYC for NAB Post in November and a 600 square foot stand.

So you might see the so-called Photo Pro, but then again you might see ‘Asteroid’ finally break cover – but a camera is about as likely as me becoming George Clooney’s body double.
Wrong Lord Robin!

Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - 4:34 pm · Reply

Wrong Lord Robin. The night before the even, ThinkSecret changed their prediction and pretty much nailed it. Of all the rumor sites, they have the best record for getting it right.
retro cat

Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - 4:53 pm · Reply

Stupid speculation. Apple is not going to get in this business. It is too entrenched and doesn’t need Apple’s magic.

It’s hardware and a new photo app or two.
I forgot my name

Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - 4:55 pm · Reply

Hey – pass that joint over here and light another one…

…Pfffft.. Ahhhh…

…A camera…. heheh heheh
Ampar

Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - 5:12 pm · Reply

An Apple digital camcorder with a direct iPod connector for instant video podcasting would be cool as all get out.
gforce

Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - 5:18 pm · Reply

also on the agenda:

Apple is entering the shoe market. the iRan will feature a product launch by flock of seagulls and as the author of the above article suggests, it WILL integrate with apple’s current line of products with a port for your iTunes that will not only function as an mp3 player when you run, but will also be a pedometer.

hey, as long as we’re throwing out wild guesses…
photo guy

Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - 6:07 pm · Reply

It will be software but it WON’T be like photoshop. For apple to go head to head with Adobe would be crazy. Adobe’s Photoshop is too embedded in the industry.

What is a much greater chance is an all in one digial image management program. THIS is where the market is sorely lacking and what professional photographers most want. An image management program that does everything except precise editing but works seemlessly with photoshop to do everything that photoshop doesn’t do (or does poorly, like image browsing, mass editing, contact sheets, album design, etc..).
SunSeeker

Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - 6:31 pm · Reply

“Anyone who thinks digital zoom is of any use knows squat about cameras. Take it from a pro. There is no way Apple will introduce a camera – or Photoshop competitor for that matter – tomorrow.”

Eric, I agree that digital zoom should be a dirty word. However Panasonic’s ‘Extended Optical’ and Nikon’s D2X HSC mode are digital zoom done right.

As for the 12x zoom the author has hinted at that would give around the same number of pixels as an itunes movie, just 0.0347222 of a Megapixel or 213 x 160.
At 300 dpi that gives an image only 2/3″ wide!

Does anyone want to talk about camera shake now?
SunSeeker

Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - 6:36 pm · Reply

Furthermore there is a desperate need for a product that works in a similar fashion to ACR and Bibble but with Backup and cataloguing features all rolled into the one app. Apple could be aiming at filling this hole.

I’ll buy;)
Mac & PC Guy

Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - 6:37 pm · Reply

I’d like to see iPhoto work a little more like ACDSee does. As a photo management app, it’s weak. Using it makes me wish ACD didn’t leave the Mac market… but with Apple giving away a good-enough competing product for free, I wouldn’t want to waste money developing for the Mac either.

So… ACDSee abilities for iPhoto is my hope.
Mac & PC Guy

Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - 6:37 pm · Reply

I’d like to see iPhoto work a little more like ACDSee does. As a photo management app, it’s weak. Using it makes me wish ACD didn’t leave the Mac market… but with Apple giving away a good-enough competing product for free, I wouldn’t want to waste money developing for the Mac either.

So… ACDSee abilities for iPhoto is my hope.
Mac & PC Guy

Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - 6:37 pm · Reply

I’d like to see iPhoto work a little more like ACDSee does. As a photo management app, it’s weak. Using it makes me wish ACD didn’t leave the Mac market… but with Apple giving away a good-enough competing product for free, I wouldn’t want to waste money developing for the Mac either.

So… ACDSee abilities for iPhoto is my hope.
Anger Monkey

Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - 7:08 pm · Reply

If this has any base at all maybe an updated iSight with the same specs as in new iMac, maybe its smaller and easier to transport for us Powerbook users.
Ken

Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - 8:16 pm · Reply

Apple releasing a camera to compete with Nikon, Canon, Olympus etc, all the big camera brands. Is as dumb as Creative, Rio, iRiver etc competing with Apples iPod.
Everyone should stick to what there good at. We all can’t do everything. Teamwork. Apple, Dell, etc. makes the computers, Nikon or Canon etc. makes the cameras, Epson, Agfa, etc make the scanners, blah blah. Put em all together and you have a niffty little set up.
piot

Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - 9:13 pm · Reply

“The invitations were black and contained an image of a large camera lens”

http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=1331
progeny

Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - 9:35 pm · Reply

The announcement will be for a new version of Final Cut, and that old incomprehensible SONY guy will be on hand to show off their new videocam that shoots H.264-compressed QT movies that are ready for the iPod right out of the camera.

Foolish and unnecessary to take on Photoshop or build a camera.