Remember Nikon’s neat little S1000pj, the compact camera with the built in projector that we got all excited about but the buying public ignored in droves? Well, it may be about to get updated to something a whole lot more useful.
According to Nikon Rumors, which dug up the info in the French magazine Chasseur d’Images, a new Nikon compact will have a projector combined with a video input. This would essentially mean that you are buying a video projector that has a camera built in. This small tweak would take Nikon’s point-and-shoot from a novelty to a seriously useful accessory. You could hook it up to your laptop (or maybe even your iPad, if it has a VGA input) and enjoy an impromptu big-screen movie-show wherever you are.
Chasseur d’Images, in its print form at least, has broken several stories that escaped internet writers thanks to the long lead times of print publications. In fact, the magazine was first to leak the original Nikon projector-cam in August 2009, so the track record is good. Not having access to the actual paper magazine, though, we can’t provide a link.
Nikon Coolpix S1000pj replacement will serve as a conventional projector [Nikon Rumors]
Projector photo: pedrosimoes7/Flickr
See Also:
- Hybrid Camera and Projector Planned by Nikon?
- Leica D-Lux 4 Leaked in French Magazine
- Leica Announces World's Fastest Aspherical Lens
- Nikon COOLPIX S1000pj
- Nikon Crams Projector Into Compact Camera
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