You would think nothing can be more innovative than a particular company, when it comes to integrating cool new technologies in its products. Samsung made quite a name out of the SH100 camera. The SH100 camera apparently had the ability to link up with the Samsung Galaxy S. That is, the Galaxy S can be used to control the camera as well. Now following Samsung’s footsteps, Panasonic came up with a smartphone controlled camera.
In Hamburg, at the European conference, Panasonic showcased the concept of a smartphone controlled the camera, the camera being a new addition to their compact Wi-Fi camera lineup. It seems Panasonic, has been planning this for quite sometime now, because it hasn’t been long since they released a new smartphone, making their first step towards the smartphone sector. The new Panasonic touch phone known as Eluga can now be used to control the new WiFi active camera from Panasonic.
From Panasonic’s demonstration at the European conference, it was supposedly clear that the Panasonic Eluga, which runs in Android, uses an unfamiliar application (most likely unreleased as of yet) which shows exactly what the camera sees, in the phone’s display. This obviously gives you control over the camera from your phone’s display.
The link between the Camera and the Panasonic Eluga smartphone is established via WiFi connectivity in real time. With the link established, the tethering is done virtually. The Panasonic Eluga also features the Viera Connect app, which connects the handset to Panasonic’s smart TV, Viera. This can also be used with the camera. After capturing a picture, Eluga users can use the Viera Connect app to transfer the images to the Panasonic Viera TV, and that too with just a flick of a finger.
There are already a few Panasonic cameras with WiFi enabled, in the market now. So, hopefully, Panasonic will soon release the anonymous camera application for the smartphone, so that people can start trying this piece of concept out.
