Necono digital camera

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The Necono digital camera is a novelty digital camera marketed as a Powershovel/Superheadz product. The body of the camera is shaped like a cartoon cat,[1] and is based on ceramic kawaii animals by Swedish (but Japan-resident) designer Lisa Larson.[2] It is made in all-black, all-white and orange-and-white striped designs. It has a moderately wide-angle fixed-focus lens, equivalent to 38 mm in 35 mm format, which is in the cat's left eye, and a 3-megapixel sensor (2048x1536 pixels maximum image size). It will also take 640x480 pixel video. The camera has no viewfinder or display screen; an external monitor is available as an accessory, typically costing more than the camera itself. The camera uses micro SDHC memory cards, up to 16 GB. It has a built-in rechargeable battery.

The dimensions of the camera are approximately 10 cm x 3 cm x 3 cm. It will stand on a level surface (on the cat's feet), and there are also magnets set into the feet, allowing it to stand securely on ferrous-metal surfaces; one is shown standing on a fence rail, and on the side of a post box, on the maker's website.[3] It has a self-timer function, and can also be set to take photographs continuously at about one per second.


Notes

  1. Neko (猫) is the Japanese for cat.
  2. The same cat appears as several products at Lisa Larson's own site.
  3. Necono digital camera (archived) at the Superheadz website.

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