Nikon patent for a camera you can toss in the air to take pictures from above

Nikon patent for a camera you can toss in the air to take pictures from above – Nikon Rumors

Nikon’s patent 2012-189859 is exactly what designer Junho Yoon envisioned: a camera that you can throw up in the air in order to snap picture from above (see more camera design concepts here). The patent describes built-in velocity and acceleration sensor

via Nikon Rumors: http://nikonrumors.com/2012/10/16/nikon-patent-for-a-camera-you-can-toss-in-the-air-to-take-pictures-from-above.aspx/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NikonRumors+%28NikonRumors.com%29

In order to survive the fall, Nikon will make the camera “impact resistance” and will use a collapsible lens in order to protect the glass.