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Photo Forum / Digital Photography / Digital Photo / September 2005Is there any password protected camera?
Is there any password protected camera, so that people cant open my camera and view my photos? I mean that I will password protect the Review Photos option on the camera. Thanks for letting me know. Regards. >Is there any password protected camera, so that people cant open my >camera and view my photos? I mean that I will password protect the >Review Photos option on the camera. Thanks for letting me know. Copy the photos to the computer and encrypt them, then erase them from the camera.  SignatureRay Fischer rfischer@sonic.net Ray Fischer <rfischer@bolt.sonic.net> spewed: >> Is there any password protected camera, so that people cant open my >> camera and view my photos? I mean that I will password protect the >> Review Photos option on the camera. Thanks for letting me know. > > Copy the photos to the computer and encrypt them, then erase them > from the camera. Thank you Mr Obvious. ;-) (I mean, of course that's what people do - transfer the photos then erase them from the camera - but your reply doesn't answer the OPs question.) But seriously, I've thought about that feature as well. I mean, you go on vacation, take a bunch of personal pictures throughout the trip, and then someone rips off your camera and has all your personal photos to do with whatever they would like. It'd be nice if there was a camera that offered some sort of built-in encryption or password protection so someone couldn't just view or download your images at will. Downloading the images to your PC and protecting them there is obvious - but there are times when you don't have immediate access to your PC and you would like to protect those images until you are able to transfer them. SignatureVisit My Site: http://www.rubbertoe.com > Ray Fischer <rfischer@bolt.sonic.net> spewed: > >> Is there any password protected camera, so that people cant open my [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > have immediate access to your PC and you would like to protect those images > until you are able to transfer them. Put the CF card in your pocket. >Ray Fischer <rfischer@bolt.sonic.net> spewed: >>> Is there any password protected camera, so that people cant open my [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >(I mean, of course that's what people do - transfer the photos then erase >them from the camera - but your reply doesn't answer the OPs question.) Shrug. Sometimes people don't notice the obvious. >But seriously, I've thought about that feature as well. I mean, you go on >vacation, take a bunch of personal pictures throughout the trip, and then >someone rips off your camera and has all your personal photos to do with >whatever they would like. It'd be nice if there was a camera that offered >some sort of built-in encryption or password protection so someone couldn't >just view or download your images at will. I doubt that camera makers want to deal with the support headaches that such a feature would entail. Could be nifty to have the camera encrypt the photos, though. SignatureRay Fischer rfischer@sonic.net > I doubt that camera makers want to deal with the support headaches > that such a feature would entail. Could be nifty to have the camera > encrypt the photos, though. It so, you might want a menu option to disable encryption when taking rapid sequences of photos. Or at least postpone the encryption until the camera is idle. >> I doubt that camera makers want to deal with the support headaches >> that such a feature would entail. Could be nifty to have the camera [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >taking rapid sequences of photos. Or at least postpone the >encryption until the camera is idle. I work in the computer biz. That kind of problem is easily solved by just throwing more CPU power at it. :-) But if cameras can do fast JPEG compression a simple encryption shouldn't be any problem. Won't be up to DOD standards but would seriously inconvenience anybody who forgot their password. SignatureRay Fischer rfischer@sonic.net >> It so, you might want a menu option to disable encryption when >> taking rapid sequences of photos. Or at least postpone the >> encryption until the camera is idle. > > I work in the computer biz. That kind of problem is easily solved by > just throwing more CPU power at it. :-) That'll work, but I won't buy any camera that gets as hot as my laptop. <g> > But if cameras can do fast JPEG compression a simple encryption > shouldn't be any problem. Won't be up to DOD standards but would > seriously inconvenience anybody who forgot their password. That's why I mentioned encrypting while idle. It's somewhat like the way Windows can defragment or compress hard drives when the system isn't in use. That would allow slower, more secure encryption to be used without slowing the operation of the camera. As far as passwords go, I just realized that neither a keyboard or microphone is needed. The camera does have a lens, after all, and a high resolution sensor. It could be designed to compare fingerprints with several stored in the camera's internal memory (not on the flash card). Unlike some vehicles, I wouldn't want to see a camera employ a breathalyzer test before operating. <g> >>> It so, you might want a menu option to disable encryption when >>> taking rapid sequences of photos. Or at least postpone the [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > That'll work, but I won't buy any camera that gets as hot as my >laptop. <g> I still have an Apple QuickTake 150 digital camera. Didn't get that hot, but a set of 4 AA batteries would take on the order of a dozen pictures. >> But if cameras can do fast JPEG compression a simple encryption >> shouldn't be any problem. Won't be up to DOD standards but would [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >system isn't in use. That would allow slower, more secure >encryption to be used without slowing the operation of the camera. I'd consider "secure" to be less important. Digital cameras have specialized hardware for doing fast JPEG compression, but with a general-purpose CPU like in you average PC, encryption is generally much faster than compression. After all, scrambling data is something they're quite good at. >As far as passwords go, I just realized that neither a keyboard or >microphone is needed. The camera does have a lens, after all, and a >high resolution sensor. It could be designed to compare >fingerprints with several stored in the camera's internal memory >(not on the flash card). Unlike some vehicles, I wouldn't want to >see a camera employ a breathalyzer test before operating. <g> Not a bad idea. Or even do some simple OCR. SignatureRay Fischer rfischer@sonic.net "I doubt that camera makers want to deal with the support headaches that such a feature would entail. Could be nifty to have the camera encrypt the photos, though. " not a good idea as people forget their passwords. even if it works, why not password protect the entire camera so it's useless as no one can use it if it's stolen. > not a good idea as people forget their passwords. > even if it works, why not password protect the entire camera > so it's useless as no one can use it if it's stolen. Even that would be a nightmare from the support end. Then you'd have tards that forgot their passwords, they needed to take a shot of grandma before she died and the camera was locked...there are endless scenarios. What I would find more useful is a camera that puts a virus on any computer that uses a file from that camera without authorization. That virus could then tell you who is using a stolen camera. SignatureThanks, Gene Palmiter (visit my photo gallery at http://palmiter.dotphoto.com) freebridge design group www.route611.com & Route 611 Magazine > > Ray Fischer <rfischer@bolt.sonic.net> spewed: [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > times when you don't have immediate access to your PC and you would like > to protect those images until you are able to transfer them. >What I would find more useful is a camera that puts a virus on any computer >that uses a file from that camera without authorization. That virus could >then tell you who is using a stolen camera. You don't seem to have much knowledge of "self help" laws. >Is there any password protected camera, so that people cant open my >camera and view my photos? I mean that I will password protect the >Review Photos option on the camera. Thanks for letting me know. And how would you enter the password without a keyboard on the camera? ****************************************************** "When they poured across the border, I was cautioned to surrender. This I could not do I took my gun and vanished." "The Partisan" Emmanuel D'Astier de la Vigerie and Anna Marly 1943 >>Is there any password protected camera, so that people cant open my >>camera and view my photos? I mean that I will password protect the >>Review Photos option on the camera. Thanks for letting me know. > > And how would you enter the password without a keyboard on the camera? Morse code on the shutter release? -dms >>Is there any password protected camera, so that people cant open my >>camera and view my photos? I mean that I will password protect the >>Review Photos option on the camera. Thanks for letting me know. > > And how would you enter the password without a keyboard > on the camera? The same way some cell phones do it. By allowing voice commands to be a substitute for the keyboard. >>>Is there any password protected camera, so that people cant open my >>>camera and view my photos? I mean that I will password protect the [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > The same way some cell phones do it. By allowing voice commands >to be a substitute for the keyboard. If you haven't noticed your cell phone has a keypad. ****************************************************** "When they poured across the border, I was cautioned to surrender. This I could not do I took my gun and vanished." "The Partisan" Emmanuel D'Astier de la Vigerie and Anna Marly 1943 John A. Stovall <johnastovall@earthlink.net> spewed: >> The same way some cell phones do it. By allowing voice commands >> to be a substitute for the keyboard. > > If you haven't noticed your cell phone has a keypad. If you haven't noticed, most wireless phones will also let you access most of their functions via voice commands, like caught stated in his post. You like thread-crapping, don't you. The OP asked a simple question, you don't appear to have the answer - so instead you pester the people that reply? Nice. :-P SignatureVisit My Site: http://www.rubbertoe.com >John A. Stovall <johnastovall@earthlink.net> spewed: >>> The same way some cell phones do it. By allowing voice commands [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >appear to have the answer - so instead you pester the people that reply? >Nice. :-P Once you've loaded the numbers in either via key pad or computer link. You can then set up a voice link.. I replied because you gave a lame answer and you are still giving lame answers. ****************************************************** "When they poured across the border, I was cautioned to surrender. This I could not do I took my gun and vanished." "The Partisan" Emmanuel D'Astier de la Vigerie and Anna Marly 1943 >> The same way some cell phones do it. By allowing voice commands >> to be a substitute for the keyboard. > > If you haven't noticed your cell phone has a keypad. Oh my, what have we here but another of your usual smug responses that completely misses the point. Of course cell phones have keypads. But some also have voice control. Many cameras also have microphones, but not too many have keypads. If cameras ever employ keypads they're more likely to be "soft" keypads on touch screen displays than the space robbing "hard" variety. >>Is there any password protected camera, so that people cant open my >>camera and view my photos? I mean that I will password protect the >>Review Photos option on the camera. Thanks for letting me know. > > And how would you enter the password without a keyboard on the camera? Just a thought... select a menu option that displays a qwerty-like diagram on the LCD, use the joystick to scroll across the "keyboard", pressing half-shutter to select each character in the correct sequence, and when the sequence is complete, full shutter press and hold to toggle the encryption of the entire card image by image. 1-5 failed attempts (programmable) to decrypt a card's file system results in a DES-3 wipe pattern (S/N of the chassis = public key + owner's password = private key) instantly applied to every file sector across the card volume including the FAT. I call it the Corbomite Maneuver, and every sector contains gibberish. Signaturejer email reply - I am not a 'ten' John A. Stovall <johnastovall@earthlink.net> spewed: >> Is there any password protected camera, so that people cant open my >> camera and view my photos? I mean that I will password protect the >> Review Photos option on the camera. Thanks for letting me know. > > And how would you enter the password without a keyboard on the > camera? Most cameras have very elaborate menu systems now... it wouldn't be hard to include a password entry screen with a scrollable selection of alphanumeric characters. SignatureVisit My Site: http://www.rubbertoe.com >John A. Stovall <johnastovall@earthlink.net> spewed: >> [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >include a password entry screen with a scrollable selection of alphanumeric >characters. A slicker system would be a biometric one like the fingerprint protection system found on iPacs, if you want to crap up a camera with more useless functions. ****************************************************** "When they poured across the border, I was cautioned to surrender. This I could not do I took my gun and vanished." "The Partisan" Emmanuel D'Astier de la Vigerie and Anna Marly 1943 >>Is there any password protected camera, so that people cant open my >>camera and view my photos? I mean that I will password protect the >>Review Photos option on the camera. Thanks for letting me know. > > And how would you enter the password without a keyboard on the camera? The same way you create and name folders on my D70 (using the arrow keys to select letters). > ****************************************************** > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Emmanuel D'Astier de la Vigerie > and Anna Marly 1943 > Is there any password protected camera, so that people cant open my > camera and view my photos? I mean that I will password protect the > Review Photos option on the camera. Thanks for letting me know. Yes. My Ricoh RDC-5300 has a provision to password-protect the images on the card so only authorized users could access them. I never could figure out what good that feature was. http://www.ricohzone.com/Product_RDC5300_CameraDetails_pg1.html >>Is there any password protected camera, so that people cant open my >>camera and view my photos? I mean that I will password protect the [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > http://www.ricohzone.com/Product_RDC5300_CameraDetails_pg1.html Hi... And if you ever do find a worthwhile use for it, it'll take mere seconds for the hackers/cheaters/whatever people to create an "un-doer" for it. It will be just like a cheap lock. Keeps honest people out. Ken Thank you for letting me know. But on the link that you provided they do not talk about Password protection. I checked the next few pages too. > Is there any password protected camera, so that people cant open my > camera and view my photos? I mean that I will password protect the > Review Photos option on the camera. Thanks for letting me know. Why not take the memory card out of the camera, if it concerns you? Or are you concerned about the memory card falling into the wrong hands? >>Is there any password protected camera, so that people cant open my >>camera and view my photos? I mean that I will password protect the >>Review Photos option on the camera. Thanks for letting me know. > > Why not take the memory card out of the camera, if it concerns you? Or > are you concerned about the memory card falling into the wrong hands? Yeah, the cops could show up any minute. Signaturejer email reply - I am not a 'ten' Thanks to people who replied. I am bright enough to put the photos on computer or to take out the memory card. But what I am talking about is the scenarios when I have not done the above. It would be great if there were cameras who would password protect the Review option. Retrieving password is not a big problem - just the secret answers do. And if someone forgot the secret answer he will have to visit the company. Its simple - just as the emails work! Lexar has a new card with "LockTight" security protection: http://www.lexar.com/newsroom/press/press_09_20_05.html Nikon's D2x and D2Hs cameras support "LockTight" BadgerDog > Is there any password protected camera, so that people cant open my > camera and view my photos? I mean that I will password protect the > Review Photos option on the camera. Thanks for letting me know. > > Regards. |
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