What is the 3D SNAP™?
3D SNAP ™ has been designed by the innovative German design company Atomare, to be a wearable, go anywhere, water resistant (1500M), 35,000ft unpressurised (Airborne), fully wireless 4K '4D' action camera Array.
Wireless camera arrays are based around a similar principle to Pelican Imaging's Pi Cam Array concept (please see PI's video below)
with the exception that ours consist of 4.6K individual laser etched photonic tubes, surrounded by DFB Quantum Casade lasers thereby enabling the capture of still images and video in 3D, through up to '4K' in almost total darkness and even under water.
There is a PERK option to purchase additional phased wireless lens arrays.
Whether you are an extreme sports person, skier, mountain biker, horse rider, white water rafter, canoeist, mountain climber, skateboarder, parachutist, athlete,windsurfer, scuba diver, life-logger or techie, whatever your activity (s) 3
D SNAP™ has been designed for you
3D SNAP™ has been designed to empower you. No longer do you have to focus, point and shoot - the onboard sensors (lasers and inertial movement - 9 degrees of freedom 3x Gyroscope, 3x Magnetometer, 3x Accelerometer & Barometric Pressure Sensor) automatically record your motion and direction and start recording with the press of one oversized button - the only button there is!
Simple.
You simply secure 3D SNAP™ on your hand between your fingers, or alternatively use any of the revolutionary nano suction securing (multi use) mechanisms supplied.
To put it simply - so long as you have a clear patch of clothing, skin, helmet etc then you can mount the camera lens array there.
No glue, no complicated fixing mechanisms - just press, twist and go!
If you have opted to purchase additional 4K '4D' wireless lens arrays (up to a system maximum of 4 in total), then carefully place the additional wireless lens arrays anywhere on your body or equipment.
And very powerful.
Taking a leaf out of NASA's book 3D SNAP™ will use a 32-bit RTOS ( (µC/OS-III) Micrium platform, NASA's choice for the SAM (Sample Analysis at Mars) on the Rover Curiosity.
The 3D SNAP™ App will come in iOS, Windows and Android versions - tablet and mobile handset.
The 3D SNAP™ uses Cota™ wireless charging that can recharge both the 4K '4D' SNAP™ Camera System as well as up to 4 additional wireless lens arrays concurrently - whilst in use or switched off for recharging up to 30ft away all without any wires whatsoever - truly wireless!
Each 3D SNAP™ Camera System comes with 512GB built-in '3D' memory and each associated wireless lens array will come with 512GB '3D' Memory (enough storage for a day’s worth of movies and high-speed photography. Capture 60Mbps video , for example, and you could theoretically keep going for almost 19 hours so there is little chance of you avoiding losing that split second fantastic action shot!
Specifications
The System
In its simplest form the 3D SNAP™ system consists of a Lens Array, a touch sensitive flexible high definition OLED display and an Main Control Unit all secured on a total 3 direction flexible memory clear polymer band.
High-tech ceramic Lens Array Case
A blend of zirconium and yttrium oxides subjected to high pressure at a temperature in excess of 2000°C, this high-tech ceramic is then ground using special diamond crystal tipped tools to shape the removeable phased Array lens case. It features a titanium cage with bevelled, drawn, polished and ruthenium-coated edges. providing for peerless resistance and stability for anything that your sport can throw at it!
Lens Array
In an insect, each ommatidium (Small Eye) in the compound eye has a corneal lens, a crystalline cone and a light-sensitive organ at its base. The ommatidia work in unison to build a picture of the world.
Our Ommatidium - small Eyes Consists of 4.6K individual laser etched photonic tubes, each with its own lens at one end and a photodetector at the other, providing for a true 160 degrees field of view.
This whole arrangement is engineered to a hemispherical shape to give a 160-degree field of vision and surrounded by DFB Quantum Casade lasers.
The benefit of this arrangement is that they show remarkable depth of field - they can focus on objects at different distances at the same time and space, enabling the capture of still images and video in 3D, through up to '4K' in almost total darkness and even under water (1500M certified).
They also do not suffer from the aberrations seen in single lens systems when viewing off-axis objects such as the huge distortion observed in wide-angle camera lenses such as the fish-eye.
Main Control Unit (MCU)
The main control unit consist of a flexible polymer casing complete with a high definition flexible touchscreen (with gloved fingers) OLED Display (you see what the cameras see), a '3D' flexible battery, 512GB built in '3D' memory, the main processing unit and associated electronics.
Control Button and dial
There is only one button and simple rotary dial allowing users to quickly setup the 3D SNAP™,or alternatively using the software App on your phone/tablet
When rotated the dial brings up simple graphics on the flexible OLED display which with a single touch makes the required settings for you.
Alternatively, users can switch to Auto and let the system chose the optimum settings for you.
The rotary dial and button are made from the same materials as the lens case thereby ensuring strength and reliability no matter what you throw at it!
Connectivity
3D SNAP™ comes as standard supporting WiFi 802.11 ac MIMO and 802.15.6NB1
(MBAN). with Bluetooth Smart Low Energy for handset/tablet setup.
Location Awareness
3D SNAP™ comes as standard with a choice of GPS/Galileo/Glonass/Compass(BeiDou
2)/QZSS) support in addition to using MBAN and the 9 degree freedom inertial unit for local extra phased camera Array positioning if specified.
Battery Life
3D SNAP™ once fully charged using the Cota wireless charging system the unit will operate for approximately 5 hours recording at 4K '4D' 30fps (Cascade Lasers on). The system has a built in wireless quick charge facility that charges the units fully in 30 mins.
If you decide to purchase the optional Cota battery pack then you can wirelessly charge your devices continually giving you up to 19 hours of record time.
Additional Information
Frame rates: Variable from 4K 30fps down to standard HD 60fps (1080p).
Slow motion 240fps
Point and shoot for stills frequency 1 - 1/20K of a second - Auto on.
Maximum frequency stills motion frame rates burst photo 60fps for a maximum of 60 seconds.
Simultaneous video 4K '4D' and 4K stills.
3D video capture with Casade Lasers off
'4D' 4K Video capture with Cascade Lasers on - Auto switching.
12MP equivalent resolution.
Autofocus
Auto Face recognition
So what can you do with the software?
Rather than explain the endless possibilities please see the video below (Courtesy of Pelican Imaging and You Tube!
So where are we with development and what do we need the funding for?
Hopefully as you can see from what you have read so far, we have the finished design, we have bench tested basic prototypes and are now ready to move forward with pre production before signing off for mass production.
I say mass, but in choosing the components for the system we are artificially limited by supply by the selected companies, which is one reason why no one large consumer electronics manufacture can compete - there just isn't enough of the OLED displays available in the market yet and what is available we have secured under contract with Japan.
So we are almost there and with your belief and funding we will bring to you and eventually the market (when component supplies exist) possibly the worlds most advanced '4D' 4K action camera system.
Thank you for your interest and for reading this, it is much appreciated.
Please contribute now.
All perks will be available at retail prices after the campaign ends for 30% extra.
3D SNAP will be available for £549.00 on a first come first sold basis. Limited quantities available according to supply of rare components.
So who are we?
The company is called Occulii - taken from the Latin meaning eyes (Oculus).
My name is Anthony and I am the CTO and co-founder of Occulii.org.
As such I am proud to be part of a team of some 18 technology veterans, specialising in state of the art opto electronics, photonics (lasers), component packaging (think 3D), wireless connectivity, software coding, dynamic nanotechnology and watchmakers.
My background is leading, some would say bleeding, edge technologies.
If you have ever seen a James Bond film then you will no doubt remember 007's right hand man 'Q', the gadget specialist.-
Some 30 years ago I was privileged to have been recruited by the real-life 'Q' -and have spent my time ever since that fruitful meeting helping in creating some of the World's most truly advanced technology based solutions.
For example, think 007's watch with builtin transponder to open, close, start and take limited control of his Aston Martin car in GoldenEye - that watch exists!
Welcome to the world of 3D SNAP ™ - possibly the world's most advanced '4D' 4K Action Camera.