Polaroid Cameras I brochure Addendum 2 Digital cameras versus the Space Shuttle

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Addendum 2: Digital cameras versus the Space Shuttle

I make the comment all the time, “Your digital camera has more computing power than the space shuttle! Is that true? Let’s look at the facts:

Space Shuttle:

Camera:

 

 

Computer:

 

Computer is a hardened derivative of the

Most use an advanced RISC processor, 80

IBM 360 mainframe, first introduced in

MHz, with one operation per clock.

1964.

80,000,000 operations per second

480,000 operations per second

Advantage Camera: 166x

 

 

Memory:

 

700 Kbytes core memory

Internal: 32 Mbytes

 

Card: 128 Mbytes

 

Advantage Camera: 228x

 

 

Cost:

 

$5 billion development, Minimum

$150 - $600 (2004 dollars) or more

$113,000 (1964 dollars) each.

 

 

 

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Contents Why Digital? Cameras Basic operation and featuresElements of a digital camera Why now?Page Page Megapixel 4064 x What the heck is a megapixel?Megapixel Page Zoom Optical required, Digital only is not acceptable Low resolution applicationsMemory cards LCD screenCompression What is a JPEG? Lenses Big/Small Rugged/FragileUSB The connection from the camera to the computer Cleaning the lens of a cameraDigital camera flash Digital camera software What can you do with photo editing software? Photo restoration Jpg File typesBatteries Page Putting it all together Some other common features on many camerasSome cameras have this setting Page Printing at the digital kiosk Discussion questions on copyrights Addendum Copyright lawDiscussion questions on ethics Zoom Checklist MegapixelsFeature/Mode Select Features common to most camerasPage Space Shuttle Camera Computer Addendum 2 Digital cameras versus the Space Shuttle