On Jun 19, 2006, at 8:58 AM, Steve Jolly wrote: > Bob W wrote: >> That site includes a rather worrying story: >> http://www.steves-digicams.com/diginews.html#gatech >> >> Don't throw your film cameras away yet, folks. > > ... A waste of time, IMO.
It's just the usual "technology press release" alarmist nonsense, Bob W. They've achieved their end: they caught your attention and made you notice. The problem they are trying to solve is digital video pirating of cinema. That's the situation in which a camera has to be mounted in a stable manner and operated for a long enough period of time for a sensor system to find and recognize a recording device, and then attempt to defeat the recording. They figure the motion picture industry will fund this kind of research because the motion picture industry perceives that they are losing billions of dollars annually through pirating. The technology has potential as an anti-spy measure as well, presuming miniature hidden digital camera emplacements in a closed room area that a sensor can sweep, identify and defeat. The security industry might be interested to fund further research.. Unless you have the intent of pirating movies or opening a covert surveillance business, you have nothing to worry about. Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
