Now
that you know how to use the software it's time to take some pictures.
One of the major improvements one the em2 is its angled lens so you don't
have to hold the Visor parallel to the ground. You can now hold the
Visor at a comfortable viewing angle when taking photographs.
Press the em2's shutter button or the Visor's Up button to take a Picture,
then shutter/Up again to confirm that you want to keep the picture.
Tap No or press Down to cancel a picture.
Pictures vary in size. Color Palm size photos are 38 KB, while
Full size (VGA) photos vary in size. My PowerBook image that I transferred
to the Visor was only 66 KB, while most VGA photos that I took were from
130-200 KB in size. My Visor with 1139 KB free showed that I could
take 24 Palm size photos, 6 VGA photos, or a 3 second movie. Since
you can't throw in an extra roll of film, it is important to remove photos
from your Visor once you have performed a HotSync.
In case you're interested, you can have the em2 on while in the Prism's
cradle. Perhaps some enterprising developer will make an application
that keeps the Prism on in the cradle while streaming images from the eyemodule2
to a website. American Pie 2 anybody?
Another consideration is battery life. The em2 is rated at 1-2
hours of continuous usage. My Visor Prism dropped about 10% from
full after taking 4-5 VGA photos, so if you aren't using a Prism, make
sure you keep a spare set of AAAs at the ready.
Lighting is the single most important consideration when taking photos
with the eyemodule2. Fluorescent lighting is best, so if you are
planning on using your eyemodule2 in the office, you shouldn't have any
problems. The darker your surrounding, the more grainy your pictures
will be. Fortunately speckling is no longer an issue, but you will
still need good lighting:
Here
is my bathroom with good lighting.
Here
is my bathroom with poor lighting.
Any questions?
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