Beginning Android Wearables

Chapter    11

The Camera: Taking Pictures and Recording Video

The Glass camera provides a unique opportunity for innovation because, unlike ordinary cameras, Glass allows users to record experiences that occupy both hands such as riding a bicycle or skydiving. Additionally, Glass encourages users to take pictures while focusing on their experience instead of on the camera; if, for instance, users are recording a video of a concert, they can simply start recording and focus on the concert. The Glass camera records the concert without forcing users to stare at their viewfinders while holding their cameras up in the air. Starting a recording and letting it run with minimal intervention is particularly effective for time-lapses, as we’ll see later ...