Microsoft’s SenseCam Technology Included in Revue 3MP Camera from Vicon

The Revue 3MP camera from Vicon incorporates technology from Microsoft Research designed to help patients suffering from amnesia or neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s, recall inaccessible memories.

SenseCam, a project developed by Microsoft Research’s Cambridge (UK) laboratory, was introduced back in early 2009, with the Redmond company licensing the technology to Vicon.

The Revue 3MP camera resulted from the collaboration of the duo mentioned above, a commercial product offered at just £299.

This is not the first model of a SenseCam-based camera produced by Vicon, but customers are bound to welcome the upgrade, because of the new features and the lower price.

“Since Revue launched in April 2010, we’ve been working hard to streamline our manufacturing process and improve efficiency across the business. These gains mean we can now offer an improved Revue at under £300 – 40% less than the previous version. This is a real step forward to making the benefits of this amazing camera available to everyone,” revealed Douglas Reinke, CEO and President at Vicon.

Designed as a wearable digital camera, Revue 3MP takes photographs automatically, and can be leveraged medical researchers to help better the lives of people affected by memory loss diseases.

As the official label of the new camera reveals, Vicom packed a 3 megapixel sensor in Revue 3MP. In addition, the company improved battery and flash memory, the accelerometer and compass, the infrared motion detector, as well as the temperature and light sensors.

The Revue 3MP camera is capable of storing no less than 8GB of digital photographs, or as much as a week's worth of images.

“We’re extremely excited about Revue 3MP. With the increase in resolution and memory and the reduction in price, a wider variety of patients and researchers will be able to take advantage of the benefits Revue brings,” Reinke added.