Capture the Moment

What if a camera existed that could take pictures exactly how you see them through your own eyes? Imagine the possibilities of photography. What if you could take a photo as your dog is trying to shake off water in the bathtub? Or what if you could capture those little squiggles that go by when your eyes are shut tight? It's true that there are some high resolution cameras that can capture each line in your fingerprint or the different pores in a plant's surface but wouldn't it be much more effective if a camera was somehow planted inside your head? Think about all the different things you could capture. Then there's always those moments when something happens and you say to yourself I really wish I had a camera right now. That would never happen if you always had a camera on you.

Of course there are the different precautions to take when actually putting something inside your body. Other people with similar ideas have come up with the idea of creating a contact lens that can act as a digital camera. This seems like it would be the perfect solution but then again, creating a camera that small that can still take high quality pictures would be extremely difficult. It also doesn't address the different things we see in our mind's eye. You still wouldn't be able to take a picture of the different lines or dots you see when you rub your eyes or when you're just about to fall asleep at night.

And then again, perhaps this wouldn't be the best idea. Think about being able to capture exactly what you're thinking in a photograph. It could easily incriminate people or get people into trouble with their close friends or family. It would basically be a "diary" of your thoughts, printed out on sheets of paper. While this idea seems really cool in theory, there are many different things that have to be considered before beginning to build a prototype of a "mind's eye".