Photographer Tests Dyson's $499 CameraJet Toothbrush for Street Photography
An Instagram photographer, known as "all gear no skill," has experimented with Dyson's $499 CameraJet toothbrush for street photography, describing the outcomes as "straight out weird." Launched earlier this month, the CameraJet is equipped with an endoscopic camera designed for dental use, which faces challenges in outdoor settings. The photographer pointed out that while it needs sufficient lighting, excessive brightness can hinder performance, akin to an infrared camera with low resolution. During her shoot, she received "weird looks" and linked her project to a humorous notion about dentists using Leicas. Although the device allows only live viewing in the app, which she commended, her post was removed by Reddit moderators for rule violations, leaving her feeling "very hurt."
Key facts
- Dyson's CameraJet toothbrush costs $499 and was released earlier this month
- The device has an endoscopic camera designed to capture images of teeth
- Photographer "all gear no skill" used it for street photography, calling the results "straight out weird"
- She said the camera needs a lot of light but cannot handle too much of it
- The CameraJet is made for macro photography with heavy fisheye distortion and resembles an infrared camera outdoors
- Dyson says the toothbrush stores no images or video and does not upload to the cloud, so footage is only viewable live in the app
- Reddit moderators deleted her r/streetphoto post for breaking the "street photography only" rule and declined to reinstate it
- She has previously colorized photos taken with a Leica M10 Monochrom and scanned thermal prints with a 150-megapixel Phase One
Entities
Artists
- all gear no skill
Institutions
- Dyson
- PetaPixel
- r/streetphoto
- Leica
- Phase One