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R/C cameras
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lugnet.robotics
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Date:
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Thu, 19 Aug 1999 16:03:59 GMT
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Original-From:
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jeff <jeff@uen.*antispam*org>
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A short few years back a friend and I has a small business that took
airial pictures of houses and property for folks. We used an R/C
helicopter, a 35 mm slr camera, and a b/w video camera with a transmitter.
The Video camera and transmitter ran on a single 9v battery. We'd only
replace the battery about once a week and flew several hours a day most
every day. The video camera and transmitter were purchased from Super
circuits. One possible down side is that it required a Ham/Amature radio
operator liscence to use the transmitter. I'd imagine there are other
options now, so it's worth checking out. The output was only one watt,
but that wouldn't be a problem with the RCX. the URL is:
http://www.scx.com/
For thos who may like tthe resto fo the story, so to speak. We used the
video camera to 'look' through to lense of the 35mm camera, and a secon
radio controll unit to focus and snap the picture :) It worked pretty
well, but a decrease in intrest, and a fatal (for the helicopter) crash
ended our small business.
Jeff - probably turning lurk mode back on...
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Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
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