Bronze Camera and Photography Equipment Design · 2020
Fragment 8 Retro Camera Retro Camera
by Martin Chan
- A' Design Award 2020 Bronze Winner in Camera and Photography Equipment Design
- Awarded April 15, 2020
- CLIENT: Lofty factory Company Limited
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 35,259
- Verification code 89A3D904EA · Verify this award
About Fragment 8 Retro Camera Retro Camera
Fragment 8 is a retro digital camera that recreates the look of Super 8 home movies. Modern digital technology is combined with the form of 1960s 8mm film cameras. Video can be recorded at 9 or 24 frames per second and exported through USB as MP4 or GIF files. A mode dial offers off, movie and GIF settings, and a separate button selects the frame rate for different scenes. A rotating plate holds add-on lenses, including kaleidoscope, star and radial filters. The body measures 110 mm wide, 40 mm deep and 90 mm high.
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- Unique Properties
- The Fragment 8 retro camera uses modern digital technology to faithfully recreate the authentic look of Super 8 home movies, but with the convenience of USB output in either MP4 or GIF formats. The Fragment 8 can shoot in either 9 frames per second or 24 and options include three different add-on lenses for specialized effects.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Width 110mm x Depth 40mm x Height 90mm (Body)
- Tags
- fragment, 8mm, retro, camera, video, gif, effect
- Production Technology
- We developed a system inside the camera that allow user to directly output the video as the gif format. User can easily capture the gif format video by clicking a simple button.
- Design Challenge
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- Project Duration
- This project started from March 2019 in Hong Kong
- Operation Flow
- There are three operating mode including "off", "movie" and "gif" mode. User can turn on the camera by rotating the mode button to either "movie" or "gif" mode. There is also a frame per second selection button for different scene applications. A rotating plate can be installed to convenience the user in applying different filter lenses such as Kaleidoscope Six, Star Filter and Radial Filter, etc..
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- Inspiration
- The aim of this project is to promote the culture of recording bits of life by way of intuitive shooting, to capture those conveniently forgotten fragments in life.
In designing this camera, we combined the features of 8mm film camera in the 1960s with the technology of modern digital photography. We hope this product can revolutionize traditional camera and create new opportunities for the culture of photography. - Image Credits
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