[COLUG] October meeting ideas

[eliddle at wowway.com]

On Wed, 17 Oct 2007 13:00:17 -0400, charles morrison wrote
> /Scott wrote:
> 
> [WINDOWS-1252?]〉 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
> /
> --------------------------------------
> 
> 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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You may be able to use a digital camera that has an analog video output
and run it through the projector. I have a kodak camera that when hooked
to a TV and in picture or video taking mode will display what the camera
sees on the TV. If the projector has an analog video input, a camera
that has this capability could be connected to it via an video RCA
cable. The only down side to this approach is the camera may
automatically turn off after a period of no use. 


-Ed Liddle