[rfwhyte]

Came to say basically the same thing. Not to mention they also refer to their F1.8 "Glass" when their own technical specs list the lens elements as plastic.

It's basically a $10 sensor, a $5 mic, $5 of miscellaneous plastic and circuitry, and yet they want $175 for what?

I might have given all their typical startup BS and hyperbole a pass if it was like $79 or something reasonable, but at $175 it just seems like a scam.

[j45]

I’d love to learn how to build one of my own from you since it’s that easy?

The form factor here is ideal. Also unclear if it’s 4K (can help with brightness in less than ideal lighting.

My understanding is the same components still have to be driven well to work together by custom software for high quality?

[jfim]

It's 1080p. From the specs

> Resolution 48MP binned to 1080P

[LoganDark]

That's ridiculous. 48MP should be capable of at least 4K video. Are their yields still not high enough at 4K even if they're charging an order of magnitude more than what the components actually cost?

[tw04]

They don’t have any yields. This is an off the shelf Sony sensor and they chose the cheaper binned part.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exmor

[LoganDark]

(Non-mobile link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exmor)

Ah, so they only care about money. Perfect.

Also hilarious that they say it's "binned" to 1080p when they're actually only getting the rejects that weren't good enough for 4K! Way to be technically correct, Opal.

[jfim]

Binning in this context refers to the technique of taking adjacent pixels to get lower noise in readings (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixel_binning). It has nothing to do with binning in chip making (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Product_binning).

It's still pretty surprising to see 48 megapixels binned to basically 2 megapixels.

[j45]

I wonder if it could be swapped :)

[j45]

Agreed. I’m running a Logitech Brio (4K) and while it’s not perfect it’s pretty decent to auto adjust for the lighting in most rooms.

[deafpolygon]

They want some of that sweet Apple tax. Er, I mean, marketing faff and charging extra for it. Just look at their website.

Some people will pay, just for the illusion.