[AG-TECH] Cheap Video Cameras
Roberts, Ian E
ian.roberts at pnl.gov
Wed May 29 11:08:36 CDT 2002
Forget wheels, you need one of *these*
http://www.rc-cam.com/rc-cam4.htm
-----Original Message-----
From: Don Morton [mailto:morton at cs.umt.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2002 6:58 AM
To: judson at mcs.anl.gov
Cc: 'Randy Groves'; 'Sergeant A. G. Tech'; 'David Hobbs'; 'Borries Demeler'
Subject: Re: [AG-TECH] Cheap Video Cameras
"Ivan R. Judson" wrote:
>
> Hey Don,
>
> Exactly right, the critter cam is a usb camera, just need a usb port
> (I got mine for $69 at fryes), the iBot was more expensive, $139, but
> it's firewire, you need a firewire port. The USB are more common, for
> sure.
Thanks everybody, for your input! I like the idea of a "critter cam" (sounds
kind of appropriate for a place like Montana that has lots of critters,
anyway!!) and may just get one myself and try it out locally.
Then, I need to start working on the high-powered camera jury rigs that Marty
keeps suggesting to me so we can give you some REAL wildlife shots now and then!
Marty's best suggestion, which I don't think he posted publicly (sorry Marty,
but it's so funny I HAVE to share it), is to
mount a camera on a robot and have it chase the deer around on the mountain!!
Would whoever had the robot/camera at SC Global be willing to donate it for such
a noble cause? Does it have 4-wheel drive?? :)
--
Don Morton http://MRoCCS.cs.umt.edu/~morton/
Department of Computer Science The University of Montana
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