The World’s Smallest Film Camera

In 2002, the Swedish filmmakers Göran Olsson and Daniel Jonsäter decided to develop their own Super 16 film camera on a shoestring budget with the help of CAD/CAM technology, rapid prototyping and a multidisciplinary project team, including industrial designer David Crafoord from Ergonomidesign. The filmmakers wanted the camera to be extremely inexpensive, small, durable and versatile so that it could be used anywhere and anyhow in cutting-edge film projects.

The development and design process took only one year. The outcome was A-Cam, the smallest, lightest and most affordable film camera on the market. The camera can be attached to anything from guitar necks to radio-controlled cars to create spectacular visual and special effects. It is used all over the world in commercials, music videos, documentaries and movies, including the latest Harry Potter movie.

The A-Cam has received a lot of media and industry attention for its rugged good looks and small footprint. The French filmmaker guru Jean Pierre Beauviala, who had tried to develop his own low-cost Super 16 camera, became so enthusiastic that he gave away several patents for free to the Swedish filmmakers. Ikonoskop has to date sold over 140 units all over the world.