As I specifically said I only want manual control, so far as I've found out, most of which is impossible. Yes I realize SLR stands for the *build* of the camera, just as Micro Four Thirds is the sensor type since they can't really say Single Lens Reflex minus the reflex (lol), but I used SLR since it's something a great many people are used to, and understand the type of controls I was looking for.(Guess I should have said 'Advanced Camera Control for N900 instead )

In any case I don't want higher quality pics, or larger more complex files(though some do), just more control then we already have. A geek's control, if you will.

Apply curves and levels in real time, adjust focus manually (to what minimal effect it may have) if it was possible I really wanted control of the aperture and shutter speed, though it seems like that one is just a pipe dream till someone like Sammy joins forces with Nokia for a Maemo powered *phonecamera.* (Which would be epic)

Anyways, before I get to far ahead of myself, perhaps what we should detail ITT is the abilities we *could* add to the N900's camera through an app.

Raw functionality *is* doable. Yes 600mhz is definitely enough to save a Raw image from the camera sensor assuming we actually have access to the raw image data that the camera takes.

Curves and Levels run along the same lines, definitely do able IF we have access to the raw data.

Manual focus is also doable(though possible less useful then initially thought), and I should hope much easier to impliment then the first 3.

Focus tracking is along the same lines, doable but possibly pointless.

ISO control should also be easy. (even though I'd pretty much have it locked on the lowest it can go )

Custom Timer is doable easily.

Remote/Remote Timer through bluetooth with devices like the WiiMote. (OR *maybe* an IR remote though I'm uncertain if the IR sensor can receive since the manual says it's not IrDA compatible also with the IR port on the top and not the back it would be difficult if you're taking a pic of yourself)

Panorama merging could also be doable though one of the very nice little open source linux programs out there.(read: Hugin) Of course the processing power required to run this might bog down the whole device for a matter of hours depending on how many images were used.

Custom White Balance should also be doable preferably with access to the RAW camera data.

AE-L(Auto Exposure Lock) Locks the exposure at the area you're pointing the camera in so you can easily auto expose for your subject then recompose the shot with the proper exposure.

EV+/- (Exposure Variation) Deffinately doable even if only a cheap trick would still help give a little more control over how the picture turns out.

Exposure Bracketing should also be quite easy to do along the same lines as EV+/-

Setting shutter speeds for LONG exposures may or may not be possible since the N900 uses a rolling shutter and I'm not sure how that would effect longer exposures or if they're even possible.

Flash syncing like Slow Sync, Trailing Curtain Sync, Strobe Sync, etc, should be easy if long exposures are possible since you only have a time delay/repeat on the flash of a long shutter.

Automatic pictures taken at regular intervals for showing the growth of a flower blossom over a day or the traffic patterns outside your office, etc. Should be the easiest of the bunch to code in.

The ability to add custom meta data on to pictures while their taken. Should be easy to implement.

And last but not least shooting speeds. Likely slow as many of the current market point and shoot's have about 1.5/second.(Given those are 12mp images from a bigger sensor and have a dedicated camera processor that I doubt could be clocked at as much as 600mhz...) Of course as resolution is reduced higher speeds should be possible.

Anyone else care to add anything? OR prove something on this list can't work?