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Re: Choosing a Digital Camera/New Photos Up
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lugnet.pirates, lugnet.publish
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Wed, 15 Dec 1999 14:26:03 GMT
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Mike Walsh wrote:
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> Frank Filz wrote in message ...
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> > > > What brand is it? I just saw a camera in Best Buy for $129. Mike Walsh • has
> > > > been telling me to watch for a new camera, and I think the Best Buy • camera
> > > > might be the one (hope to ask him today before running out shopping this
> > > > evening).
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> Here is the camera that I was telling Frank Filz about:
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> http://www.mustek.com.tw/News/nw_1020_2cf.html
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> It is based on a chipset from SoundVision (http://www.soundvisioninc.com)
> that my company, Mentor Graphics (http://www.mentor.com), designed. The
> camera is targeted at the entry level consumer and amatuer digital
> photographer. Although it only takes VGA size pictures, the resolution I
> have seen looks pretty good. The prototype I saw this past summer also
> would record something like 30 seconds of MPEG video but from the web site
> it doesn't look like this production version does. I am not sure what the
> retail price will be but I have an opportunity to buy one for $100 through
> my employer. I figure for $100 I can't really go wrong so I am going to buy
> one.
Too bad the production camera doesn't support the sample imaging which
Mike originally pointed me to. It showed a nice macro shot of a quarter.
This camera will not be able to do that (fixed focus 50cm to infinity).
I'm sure the chip is capable of the original samples, but this camera
doesn't have the optics to support it.
That being said, $100 is a nice price for a snapshot camera.
--
Frank Filz
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Work: mailto:ffilz@us.ibm.com (business only please)
Home: mailto:ffilz@mindspring.com
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| Frank Filz wrote in message <3857A4FB.33FA@minds...ng.com>... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) I agree on Frank's point about the focal lenght, it is unfortunate. One other note, I poked around the Mustek web site some more and found that the camera will (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.publish)
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| Frank Filz wrote in message ... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) Here is the camera that I was telling Frank Filz about: (URL) is based on a chipset from SoundVision ((URL) my company, Mentor Graphics ((URL) designed. The camera is targeted at the entry (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.publish)
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