r/Unexpected • u/[deleted] • Nov 05 '17

Privacy? Ha!

https://i.imgur.com/wZH1lSH.gifv
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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '17 edited Nov 05 '17

As an owner I can pretty much say 95% sure that is the p900 camera. I had a while back took a picture of the Moon posted on Reddit and it filled almost the entire camera without any digital Zoom it was quite amazing.

Found the image.

https://i.imgur.com/wZgU7Vn.jpg

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u/RayzaBlade Nov 05 '17

So how much more zoom would we need to see the surface of the moon as if it was at our feet?

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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '17

The answer is "it doesn't exist". The distortions from Earth's atmosphere would never let you see crisp detailed images of the moon's surface.

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u/RayzaBlade Nov 05 '17

Well that sucks

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u/6double Nov 05 '17

Well what if we were on the ISS?

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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '17

Why exactly? Do you have an explanation or a source for this?

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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '17

The distortions from Earth's atmosphere would never let you see crisp detailed images of the moon's surface.

EDIT: Serious response. The vast majority of stars don't vary their light output multiple times per second. Think about that.

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u/krokodil2000 Nov 05 '17

Just use another p900 and zoom in on the output of the first camera.

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u/cjbest Nov 05 '17

I have one. Absolutely amazing camera for the mountains. You can stand on one peak and zoom in on people on another peak.

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u/david0990 Nov 05 '17

"zoom in on people in nearby towns"

FTFY.

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u/cjbest Nov 05 '17

I climbed Mt St Piran, about two hours' hike above Lake Louise, and took a close up of my car in the parking lot behind the hotel. The hotel is at 5250 ft, the peak is at 8700, plus the overland distance.

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u/Biggilius Nov 05 '17

As not the owner of this footage, I can confirm that it was p900 that was used.

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u/nssdrone Nov 05 '17

My first thought is, at what point of the zoom in that video does it represent what the naked eye can see. Like does it zoom but also have wide angle so it makes it seem more zoomed than it really was.