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Mini Camera Offers Dog's Eye View of World

by Caleb Johnson on June 11, 2009 at 03:05 PM

Ever wonder what the world would look like through the eyes of a dog? Probably full of doggie rear-ends, water bowls, and human legs, we would speculate. But pet-lovers need guess no more; curious owners can now find out for sure with the help of the Pet's Eye View Camera.

Boing Boing Gadgets tested out the tiny round camera, which snaps onto the collar. The $39.99 petcam can be set to take 640 by 480 pixel photos every one, five, or 15 minutes, and it stores up to 40 photos on an 8-megabyte memory card. After five or six hours, the camera automatically erases the card so more photos can be taken.

After a test run with a couple small dogs, Boing Boing reported a few complaints with the gadget -- namely, the product's lack of blur reduction and motion sensors. We checked out the photos, which were mostly just blurry shots of the ground, and agree. We wouldn't be too pleased to pay $40 for a bunch of photos that look like the work of a dog on a four-day bender. Similarly, 8 megabytes? In a time when gigabytes of storage can be purchased for well under $20, 8 megabytes of storage is incredibly small.

You'd think that the folks at Uncle Milton, who doubtless have the money and time to appropriately refine the camera, would be able to come up with something as good as, if not better than, amateur enthusiasts Michael and Deidre Cross. But, for our money, the Crosses' DIY pet camera, and their kitty Cooper, easily walk away with the blue ribbon. [From: Uncle Milton and Boing Boing Gadgets]

Tags: camera, dogs, novelty, pets, photos

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