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toaster.llc

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Re: Show HN: I made a tiny camera with super long battery life

#21
Few questions come to mind:

- what’s the image resolution? Is it fixed or can it be changed in the settings?

- can you attach an actual image file? The previews are barely clear to show anything.

- any info about operating temperature? The battery might not die but the camera shuts off due to high temperatures, happens to me all the time with gopro and the likes.

- what’s the storage capacity? Not mentioned anywhere.

Edit: ok I see now the footer of the site, it didn’t load before

Re: Show HN: I made a tiny camera with super long battery life

#26

so cool! For your next trick, how about a super long battery life MP3 player? A friend asked if I knew of an MP3 player that would be good for a two-week hike with no access to electricity, and it really seems like there's nothing out there beyond carrying around a bunch of batteries.

FiiO M3 Pro? https://www.amazon.com/FiiO-M3-Pro-Resolution-Touchscreen/dp...

> 15 hours battery life and 35 days standby time: Adopt 1000 mAh high-capacity lithium-ion battery and USB-C charging technology. The M3 Pro has a battery life up to 15 hours and standby time up to 35 days. That means if you listen 3.5 hours every day, the M3 Pro can go for a whopping 1 week before needing to be charged again!

Re: Show HN: I made a tiny camera with super long battery life

#27
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Love that everything is open source! Code relating to cameras have been traditionally locked down and hidden under NDAs. Surprised there's no sample photos nor specifications on image sensor.

Looks like 5MP but saves as 3MP files. https://github.com/toasterllc/MDCCode/blob/6afdde594861264f8...

Pixel resolution Size = 2304 x 1296 = 2,985,984 pixels Pixel count = 2.99 million pixels Resolution = 2.99 mega pixels Aspect Ratio Width / Height: 1.78 "landscape" (horizontal) orientation Type of aspect ratio = "HD 16:9"

Couple photos here too: https://github.com/toasterllc/MDCCode/tree/6afdde594861264f8...

I guess its for hiding a camera near where you park your bike and see who stole it or looked at it.

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