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Re: Exploration Mars Camera
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lugnet.robotics
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Sat, 26 Feb 2000 01:52:16 GMT
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Chris Osborn wrote:
> On Feb. 25 00, 17:41 PST, "Dean Husby" <nntp@akasa.bc.ca> wrote:
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> > I almost bought the Xcam unit (Square one) for the same reason.
> > But I have the Xcam Anywhere. How do you find the picture quality?
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> Not bad. It's being used as a pan&tilt webcam at the office. I wish
> it could see in low light better though. After seeing the posts
> about a "dark image" when running too little power to it, I keep
> thinking I should get a variable power supply and see if it would
> work better in lower light if I ran more than 12volts through it.
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> > I just received my Xcam2 (Broken) and am waiting for it's replacement.
> > sigh. It was so blurry you couldn't make anything out. And it's
> > auto focus.
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> Did you play with the lens? The lens in the front of mine screws
> in and out and you can change the focus that way. If I take it all
> the way out, the picture is of course total crap.
Yes, my Xcam Anywhere is the same.
The Xcam2 (The compact one) doesn't have that. It's has this layered entry
way to the lens. It's supposed to be preset or auto focus. I guess mine was
just bad... I'll know soon.
As for low light. It's the LUX level. That's what the ccd pickup is rated
for. Adding more power will not improve the picture.
I'm annoyed at this too, they are supposed to be security cams but they
can't see in standard light. So in low light they just suck...
Dean
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| (...) Really? From the pictures they look like they're the exact same camera, but one has the transmitter as part of the mount. I had thought that all 3 were actually the same camera, just the recent two having switched to a round body and including (...) (25 years ago, 26-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| (...) Not bad. It's being used as a pan&tilt webcam at the office. I wish it could see in low light better though. After seeing the posts about a "dark image" when running too little power to it, I keep thinking I should get a variable power supply (...) (25 years ago, 26-Feb-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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