Web Cam advice!?
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Here's one that I haven't found any answers to, including the manufacturers and "expert" sales people, so I'll defer to the gurus here at The Lounge.... I want to use a USB webcam as a cheap video camera, not as a webcam. I'm thinking of something like a Logitech QuickCam or similar. Virtually all have fixed-focus lenses. Question is: can these webcams focus on "infinity" or are they purely designed for close focal length (i.e. 2-3 ft from PC monitor to chair). I do some amateur car racing and want to setup one or two webcams as a "racecam" -- maybe one on the dashboard, another closer to the road near the front bumper (hence the requirement for a cheap camera!) 320x240 quality is enough for me, I don't need broadcast quality. Maybe I should just go and try myself, but I'd be interested to know if anyone here has setup a similar configuration. cheers Andrew
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Here's one that I haven't found any answers to, including the manufacturers and "expert" sales people, so I'll defer to the gurus here at The Lounge.... I want to use a USB webcam as a cheap video camera, not as a webcam. I'm thinking of something like a Logitech QuickCam or similar. Virtually all have fixed-focus lenses. Question is: can these webcams focus on "infinity" or are they purely designed for close focal length (i.e. 2-3 ft from PC monitor to chair). I do some amateur car racing and want to setup one or two webcams as a "racecam" -- maybe one on the dashboard, another closer to the road near the front bumper (hence the requirement for a cheap camera!) 320x240 quality is enough for me, I don't need broadcast quality. Maybe I should just go and try myself, but I'd be interested to know if anyone here has setup a similar configuration. cheers Andrew
Andrew Allen wrote: I do some amateur car racing What do you race? Stocks, rally, bracket / drag? (I'm a HUGE fan of nearly any type of car racing) according to this: http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm?page=products/details&contentid=5037&crid=4&detail=2&countryid=2&languageid=1[^]The quickcam has a manual focus, but I'm pretty sure they did not in the past.
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Andrew Allen wrote: I do some amateur car racing What do you race? Stocks, rally, bracket / drag? (I'm a HUGE fan of nearly any type of car racing) according to this: http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm?page=products/details&contentid=5037&crid=4&detail=2&countryid=2&languageid=1[^]The quickcam has a manual focus, but I'm pretty sure they did not in the past.
Thanks for the link John. The webcams I looked at (e.g. QuickCam Pro xxxx) did not have the manual focus. I might try this one. John Cardinal wrote: What do you race? Stocks, rally, bracket / drag? Don't tell my insurance company, but I'm in a few car clubs that have track days on proper race courses (so for insurance purposes, we're not really "racing" ;)). At this time of year, there's almost one event every week (in Colorado). I have an Audi S4 with a "few" modifications :-D
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Thanks for the link John. The webcams I looked at (e.g. QuickCam Pro xxxx) did not have the manual focus. I might try this one. John Cardinal wrote: What do you race? Stocks, rally, bracket / drag? Don't tell my insurance company, but I'm in a few car clubs that have track days on proper race courses (so for insurance purposes, we're not really "racing" ;)). At this time of year, there's almost one event every week (in Colorado). I have an Audi S4 with a "few" modifications :-D
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Try the Mustek V2000 (I think). About £70 GBP, or Mobileshop.com were giving them away free with Vodaphone mobiles a while back. Only really of use if in the UK tho.... "Now I guess I'll sit back and watch people misinterpret what I just said......" Christian Graus At The Soapbox