The Camlet Mount, developed as the result of a collaboration between Vancouver-based Camlet Products and New York-based IC Art NY, is a contraption that helps you connect your mobile device to your camera. This gadget aims to make such a connection possible while offering the image quality and features of DSLR and mirrorless cameras.
This mount, which is currently the subject of a Kickstarter campaign, can connect to any camera hot shoe. Once the device is strapped in, you can compose shots and also interact with camera controls through the touchscreen. Captured images can be saved to both the camera and the mobile device and edited immediately on your phone or tablet. These images can then be shared on social media.
The Camlet Mount is an example of a product that nurtures product ecosystems, blurring the line between separate products -- such as cellphones and cameras -- and making them work together for maximum functionality.
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Connective Camera Ecosystems
- The Camlet Mount blurs the line between separate products such as cellphones and cameras, creating opportunities to develop more integrated camera systems.
- Mobile-based Photography
- The ability to connect cameras and mobile devices can disrupt the traditional photography industry as consumers increasingly prefer mobile-based photography.
- Enhanced DSLR Features
- As the Camlet Mount offers image quality and features of DSLR and mirrorless cameras, there is an opportunity to further improve and enhance these features through connective technology.
Where This Applies
- Photography
- The connective camera ecosystem trend can disrupt the traditional photography industry and create new opportunities for mobile-based photography products and services.
- Smartphone Accessories
- The trend of connecting cameras and mobile devices can disrupt the smartphone accessory industry, with potential for new integrated accessories that enhance mobile photography.
- Consumer Electronics
- As the lines continue to blur between separate electronic devices such as cameras and cellphones, there are opportunities for disruption in the consumer electronics industry through more integrated products.
