Fragment 8 Retro Camera Umumaro Nyamukuru: Kamera ya Digitale ya Kera by Martin Chan

Fragment 8 Retro Camera Umumaro Nyamukuru: Kamera ya Digitale ya Kera by Martin Chan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze in Ibikoresho by'Ifotora Competition Category.

BuronzeIbikoresho by'Ifotora· 2020

Fragment 8 Retro Camera Umumaro Nyamukuru: Kamera ya Digitale ya Kera

by Martin Chan

Client: Lofty factory Company Limited

Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze Winner in Ibikoresho by'Ifotora Category

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The Design

About Fragment 8 Retro Camera Umumaro Nyamukuru: Kamera ya Digitale ya Kera

Umwandiko w'Igitabo: Fragment 8 ni kamera ya digitale ifite imiterere ya kera, isubiramo isura y'amashusho yo mu rugo yafatwaga na Super 8. Ikoranabuhanga rigezweho rya digitale rihujwe n'imiterere ya kamera za filime za 8mm zo mu myaka ya 1960. Amashusho agenda (video) ashobora gufatwa ku muvuduko wa firamu 9 cyangwa 24 ku isegonda, hanyuma agasohorwa binyuze kuri USB mu buryo bwa dosiye za MP4 cyangwa GIF. Akadomo k'uburyo (mode dial) gatanga uburyo butatu: kuzimya, gufata amashusho agenda (movie), na GIF, naho buto yihariye igena umuvuduko w'amafirama ukurikije ibyerekezo bitandukanye. Ipuranga izenguruka (rotating plate) ifite ibirahure by'inyongera (add-on lenses), harimo ibya kaleidoscope, inyenyeri, na filitiri za radial. Umubiri wa kamera ufite ubugari bwa 110 mm, ubujyakuzimu bwa 40 mm, n'ubuhagarike bwa 90 mm.

The Recognition

About the Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze

Fragment 8 Retro Camera Umumaro Nyamukuru: Kamera ya Digitale ya Kera ni uwegukanye Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze, ishimwe ry'agaciro gakomeye ritangwa ku bishushanyo by'indashyikirwa birangwa no guhanga, ubwenge n'ubushishozi. Abegukanye Buronze ni ibihangano bifite ubuhanga bwinshi kandi bihanga cyane, bishimangira uburambe, ubwenge n'ubushobozi bw'ababihanze. Fragment 8 Retro Camera Umumaro Nyamukuru: Kamera ya Digitale ya Kera biteganyijwe ko izaba ikintu cyubahwa, gishimwa kandi gikundwa, gifite ubunyamwuga n'udushya. Iki gishushanyo cyegukanye Buronze gikoresha uburyo bwiza mu buhanzi, ubumenyi, ubushushanyo n'ikoranabuhanga kandi kirarenze mu gutaha ku tuntu duto. Fragment 8 Retro Camera Umumaro Nyamukuru: Kamera ya Digitale ya Kera ishimisha ibyo dukeneye, ikora ku byifuzo byacu, itwara amarangamutima yacu kandi ikurura amatsiko yacu.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

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: N/A
Research: N/A
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.
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..
Patents: N/A
Team Members: Martin Chan
Yin Lam
Image Credits: N/A