[COLUG] October meeting ideas

[charles morrison]

/Scott wrote:

〉 I don't have anything near ready for presentation. 

Jim wrote:

I've been thinking of doing a presentation on hardware 
problems. I would need a small video camera that could 
focus very close (as close asa couple inches away), 
and hook up to the video projector. 

What's available? 

Jim
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I use a camera I bought from Walmart made by Philips which is a desk mounted USB camera (about $25). I then took a lens from a door peep hole from Lowes and glued it directly to the camera lens and it focuses at about 1-2 inches. Not too much depth of field, though. Does have a light for close up work.

Another way to make a camera work is to get one of the expensive ones for photography. The lens will focus down to a couple inches away. As far as how to make it give you a live picture, I don't know. The light also is a problem. Matt Linehan (works with us) has a close up LED light for his camera, which puts out plenty of white light for pretty darn good close ups.

Charlie Morrison




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