Morelli went so far as to repackage everything in a custom enclosure, so the device is relatively portable and will sit on a tripod. The catch, as you might suspect, is that this camera still behaves like a document reader while you're shooting. You need to connect to a computer and a big external battery to get anything done, and there's no live viewfinder to help you frame the shot.
An exposure typically takes minutes rather than seconds, and the limited light sensitivity (Morelli believes it can manage ISO 50 and eight dynamic range stops) largely rules out nighttime photography. But hey, it works -- and it's proof that do-it-yourself cameras can sometimes best their professionally-made counterparts.
