Re: Webcam video to external storage device

From: matt (mariusrf_at_bellsouth.net)
Date: 11/10/04 

Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 14:46:47 -0500

Anthony Ayiomamitis wrote in message ...
>
>> One other thing that you may consider if you haven't already is to use
the
>>raw hack for your webcam to increase quality , this being a purely (free)
>>software operation is the least costly improvement .
>>
>I will look into this as well, for I do recall seeing something about
>this hack at one time. I have also specified uncompressed mode in
>K3CCDTools in order to minimize any further image degradation.
>Nevertheless, I will check into this raw mode as well.
>
>Your input and feedback is very much appreciated!
>
>Anthony.
>

1 - here's a link for the RAW webcam stuff with all the firmware you need:
http://www.astrosurf.com/astrobond/ebrawe.htm

2 - The b&w ccd replacement will improve s/n significantly for each frame
and therefore require fewer stacked frames and less avi capture time.

http://www.pmdo.com/wsc3.htm

http://www.astrosurf.com/astrobond/ebvpnbe.htm

3- to significantly increase the bandwidth and frame rate, you could also
buy an Ethernet or Firewire webcam . Orange Micro makes a webcam called Ibot
Firewire or firewire Pro which use the same Sony icx098AK CCD sensor as the
Philips Vesta (avoid the usb2.0 orange micro because that uses a cmos
sensor) and does 30fps at 640x480 uncompressed :

http://www.orangemicro.com/ibot.html

Here's a website that lists the most widespread webcams and their imaging
sensor model # :
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/molyned/web-cameras.htm

I'm wondering if anybody tried the Orange Micro firewire with the b&w CCD
mod . According to Etienne Bonduelle, the b&w sensitivity was increased 3
fold compared to the icx098ak . That's 3 fold s/n increase, link this with
the 30fps should be a killer planet imager.

best regards,
matt tudor

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