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Re: 'Upgrading' VC
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lugnet.robotics
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Tue, 5 Aug 2003 21:06:19 GMT
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Yes, that's correct--I need the case.
And, if I do do this, I'll just replce the entire USB cord with the QCP
4k's.
-AK
Mike Thorn wrote:
> Legoguy wrote:
>
> > I've had Vision Command for some time now, and it's worked great, after
> > I got the XP patch I was even happier. But now that I've started using
> > it as a robotic webcam that folks can control over the internet, I'm
> > starting to see how poor the picture quality is.
> > Before I do this myself, I want to know if anyone already has. I want to
> > dissasemble the VC cam, take out the board, and replace it with a
> > QuickCam Pro 4000 board.
> > My reasoning is that since the internals of the VC cam are actually a
> > Logitech QuickCam Web, their lowest model, and since their entire cam
> > line has nearly identically sized casings, the board from one might fit
> > in another. Right? So that's what's behind the inspiration to put a
> > QuickCam Pro 4000 into a VC Camera.
> > Has anyone taken apart a VC camera before, and maybe a QuickCam Pro 4000
> > too?
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> I have the Lego Cam, and while it sounds like a cool idea, I'm kind of
> confused. Why would you want to put a different chipset in there instead
> of just buying the whole Pro 4K webcam? You're going to have to get
> ahold of the board somehow, and unless you can get one from a friend or
> something, it sounds to me like it would be just as easy to buy the
> 'real' thing instead of modifying what you have.
>
> *flash of inspiration*
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> Unless, of course, you want the studded casing for the camera! I think I
> see now. You want the high-quality hardware inside the brick.
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> I've taken the casing apart on my VC before, and as I recall there
> really isn't much holding it together. You may have to get
> solder-intensive, though, if you want to replace the board. I don't know
> how they connect. For that matter, the lense and all that may be
> different, too, though in that case you could just replace it with the
> Pro4K lense.
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| (...) I have the Lego Cam, and while it sounds like a cool idea, I'm kind of confused. Why would you want to put a different chipset in there instead of just buying the whole Pro 4K webcam? You're going to have to get ahold of the board somehow, and (...) (21 years ago, 5-Aug-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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