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
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.