[lug] Sony NEX cameras running linux?

[Jonathan Corbet]

On Thu, 18 Nov 2010 20:11:27 -0700
Davide Del Vento <davide.del.vento at gmail.com> wrote:

> does anybody know something about these? I don't have these cameras,
> but I'd love to have an hackable one, for several reasons!
> 
> http://www.sony.net/Products/Linux/DI/NEX-5.html
> http://www.dyxum.com/dforum/new-sony-cameras-run-embedded-linux_topic68837_page1.html

Most of these Sony products do run Linux, yes.  That includes the video
cameras, the TVs, etc.  I've never heard of anybody being able to hack
one, though.  Not sure how hard anybody has tried.

If you want to do that sort of thing, there's a number of hackable
Canon cameras:

	http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/CHDK

jon