A camera is an optical or opto-electronic device that records a 2D image of a 3D scene. Cameras can be still cameras (photography) or video cameras for moving images.
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Need your knowledge on cameras
I have to design a system which works with a camera device. To explain briefly, I need to get image information and I need to send some information to my vision system, such as shutter speed, trigger ...
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Disabling the camera auto white balance
I've decided to use standard web-camera as a simple spectrograph, being inspired by this website (and this one too).
The device actually works, as you may see on the image:
But you may see on the ...
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Providing DC power with failover DIY for IP camera
I'm building a simple battery backup box for a 5V IP camera. I've got a few options for battery, sealed lead battery or a mix of portable LIPO style "USB" power bricks. I've seen boards built for ...
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Using standalone smartphone camera
Is there any possibility to use smartphone camera modules without their smartphone?
those modules are relativity cheap and provide good results,
can someone explain how to do it?
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Help identifying/selecting SMD MOSFET
I am repairing an IP camera that has a blown transistor in the power supply section. The transistor looks like a SOT23 transistor, but it has 6 pins (how is that package called, anyway?), 4 of them ...
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Best camera and processor for High-Speed Stereo Vision [closed]
I'm currently developing a high-speed stereo vision project. So far we've coded all the necessary algorithms and already tested a prototype in matlab (which couldn't get above 30fps). The next step is ...
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Receive bytes from UART camera
I am using a dsPIC33E MUC to interface an UART camera(VGA) at 115.2Kbps. The purpose is to save an image to a SD card.
The program I wrote works well except that it's inside a loop checking if the ...
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How to build the circuit of a small wireless camera?
I did a good search, but I want to know if anyone has other idea(s).
To create a wireless camera, I need:
The camera circuit
A wireless transmitter
A battery
The receiver is not a problem, it can ...
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Does there exist an IP camera that has a wireless AP? [closed]
I'm trying to perform a crude mans reverse camera system in an old car, and I was wondering if there is such a device as an IP camera, that has a built in wifi access point? Not a wifi IP camera, that ...
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Camera component for taking still images? [closed]
I am working with some friends on a project that needs to have an camera that takes photos, but we are needing to source just the sensor, with built in lens. One such solution I found was:
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Disposable Camera Charging Circuit - Will it transfer a maximum amount of energy?
This may sound naive but I would like to build a toy coil gun. I have seen designs where a charging circuit from a disposable camera is used to charge a capacitor. What if I wanted to use more battery ...
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Can I add a battery to some camera device?
Let's take Kodak Playfull HD camera, inside it has such battery with 3 wires:
video
Fully charged it works for about 2 hours, and I need more, so I want to add external source. I think I can connect ...
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Connecting old webcam via USB
I have removed the webcam (Chicony CNF-9157) from an old laptop with the intention of connecting it up to a computer via USB. The webcam and the LCD were connected to the motherboard by LVDS. ...
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How can I send video from my Arduino camera module video to my Android screen?
I'm trying to connect a camera module to my Arduino Mega, connect my Mega to my Android phone (throught BlueTooth or other), and send the live view of the camera to the mobile phone.
I saw a video ...
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where can I buy standalone smartphone camera modules?
Question 1: I'm planning on hacking together a little proof-of-concept device using a pared-down Google Nexus 7 tablet as the base. I'd like to connect a higher resolution camera where the current ...
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How do I find a “pin readout” equivalent for this omnivision cameracube?
I need to know how to connect this omnivision cameracube to a pcb but I don't know what any of the connections on the bottom of the camera correspond to. How can I figure this out?
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Is it possible to solder or otherwise connect to this camera chip by hand?
[Disclaimer: I'm a beginner.] I ordered this OV7740 camera chip from Digikey without really researching it, thinking maybe I could connect to it with a microcontroller. (I have only Arduino at this ...
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What will I need to know to make a mini-camera? [closed]
I've recently had some trouble getting hold of a decent car dashboard camera and figured it might be a fun little pet-project to take on.
I'm a software developer by trade, typically for the web. I ...
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why could i see IR light in a camera? [closed]
Usually we are not able to see infrared rays with our naked eyes.
But we could see it when we watch it through a digital camera (or mobile camera).
Why it happens?
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Building a “Photo Booth” without the booth?
I am a web developer, and I've always liked the idea of creating PHYSICAL hardware things.
I have a hobby which is I take a picture of myself everyday, I've been doing it for about three years now. ...
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Options for wiring TTL camera to a Linux chip?
I'm a programmer that's a little out of his element here, and not sure where to start.
I'm trying to figure out a way I can connect this TTL camera to a PCB that also has a cheap ARM or DSP CPU on ...
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Streaming camera solutions for RaspberryPi MCU
I'm trying to get a Raspberry Pi MCU to stream an A/V feed over the internet to a web server where I'll have some homegrown software capturing each frame and doing analysis with it.
My general ...
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How can I build a small DC boost converter, similar to what exists on a flash camera circuit board?
So everyone knows that disposable camera flash boards have a small DC boost converter to power the tiny xenon flash tube. I have read several sources on the internet that seem to suggest that the ...
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How to stream Arduino-based camera to HTTP server?
I'm designing a simple Arduino-based robot that would be capable of streaming an A/V feed (small color camera and microphone) over the Internet to a URL (my web server).
I would be using an Arduino ...
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Options for connecting device to the internet [closed]
So I am not sure if these types of questions are allowed here but I am just looking for some general advice to get started ond a hardware project I want to work on.
A simplified version of what I ...
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Looking for hardware SoC JPEG encoder [closed]
I'm trying to build an image system using an Omnivision OV10633 sensor (1280x720p) and am looking for a chip that can convert the output of the sensor (10-bit RAW or YUV422) to a JPEG encoded stream ...
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Amplify a 3.5mm microphone
I have a camcorder that has an input for a microphone but the sound does not work when I put in the microphone. I read online somewhere that the microphone had to be powered. So I am thinking of ...
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Camera lens screwing [closed]
I have a problem when I screw the lens to the camera holder the line of sight of the camera is tilted towards inside an illustration as below.
Do you have any idea how the expert mount the camera ...
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What's the name of this small connector?
I would like to know what's the name of the connector on the side of the PCB? It's really small. Width: ~ 5 mm. Height: ~ 1.2 mm.
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Exemples how to connect camera module with micro-controller (Record videos) [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
develop webcamera with battery and memory to SELF RECORDING (Disc Processing System)
i have searched everywhere on the net on how to connect the camera module with micro ...
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homemade camera with CMOS module SEN-08667 recording video [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
develop webcamera with battery and memory to SELF RECORDING (Disc Processing System)
im trying to build an own camera that have the following things and record video to ...
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develop webcamera with battery and memory to SELF RECORDING (Disc Processing System)
In my studies projects I want to make an camera with
SD memory card or USB mass storage (which is simple)
micro-controller to translate commands (start recording, dump JPEG to SD card to ...
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controlling canon camera
i have a canon EOS 550D and i want to control it from computer. i had good result with taking photos with an ir led, arduino, and multi camera ir control library but i want to control also focus, and, ...
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Affordable stereo vision camera for industrial applications? [closed]
I am looking for the best value stereo camera for use in an agricultural vision control application. Since all the vendors do their damnest to hide the cost of their equipment, it's proving to be ...
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Optical switch for visible light from multiple endoscopes
This may not be a total fit for the electrical engineering exchange, but its a pretty specific hardware related technical question.
I am interested in multiplexing visible light optical fiber ...
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7289123N09 documentation [closed]
Can anybody find any sort of documentation on the 7289123N09 camera? I pulled one out of a broken phone and I would very much like to use it if possible.
Markings on the package are:
7289123N09
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IR LEDs for illumination, as used in night-vision cameras
Being aware that IR LEDs come in various frequency-ranges, illumination intensities, sizes etc., was wondering if someone can help me identify the right type of IR LEDs, a cluster of which could ...
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Is picking up fixed pixel rgb values from a camera pic using arduino/uC possible?
Does arduino have enough processing power to pick up say 20 pixel rgb values from a small single image and find the average value?Can we do it with any other microcontroller?Are any code snippets ...
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Disassembling a camera - dealing with a flash capacitor
I'm disassembling a broken old camera (an Olympus FE-110) and I've learned that I should be really careful with the capacitor inside. I wanted to follow the guide linked at the bottom of this article, ...
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How do I make use of a scrapped CCD sensor from a scanner?
I obtained an old scanner with no power adapter. I wired it up to something with a compatible adapter, but apparently this particular scanner is very tied to it's power supply(even though it's suppose ...
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Help me build an autonomous remote wind station + camera [closed]
I'd like to build an autonomous remote wind station + camera that I can install near my favorite kitesurfing spot so that I can
Know in "real-time" both speed and direction of the wind
See what's ...
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How can I connect a USB Joystick to the arduino to control a Canon DSLR?
I'm starting in the Arduino world. I've been reading a lot on the subject and I have a few questions regarding a project in which I'm trying to get involve.
I want to control my Canon EOS 7D with a ...
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Interface Camera: STM32vl Discovery Kit
I have,
AA5620 camera , http://electronics123.net/amazon/datasheet/OV5620_CLCC_DS%20%281.3%29.pdf
http://electronics123.net/amazon/datasheet/AA5620.pdf
STM32VL Discovery board
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Size of video from CmuCam4 [closed]
I would like to capture video data from a CMUCam4 and need to know how large these videos are so I know what size SD card will suffice. According to source, uncompressed video is 4 GB/s, but this does ...
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Connecting multiple cameras to a single CAMIF (Camera Interface)
I am looking for examples of connecting multiple camera modules to a single CAMIF for multi sensor still-image acquisition (ie, very low speed per sensor). The broadcom chip used in the raspberry pi ...
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RC PWM video switch
I'm currently working on a quadcopter that I'm equipping with several video cameras of various sizes/quality (i.e. one high quality, forward facing camera, then three or four cheap micro cameras ...
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Boost 2.4 Ghz Signal from wireless Camera [closed]
I recently purchased this wireless camera, and I'm trying to figure how to boost its signal. I thought about making the antenna on the receiver longer and/or increasing the voltage running through the ...
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What type of LED lights are needed for detecting retro-reflective markers for motion capture project?
I've a project in which I want to add 10-12 led lights around webcam's lens so that the camera can detect retro-reflective tape in it's viewing area.
How this process works is something like this. ...
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Microprocessor schematic symbol
When drawing a circuit a resistor looks like this. How would a Microprocessor look? Microphone? Webcam?
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Turning an old digital point and shoot camera into a webcam [closed]
I have an old 5 megapixel Sony Cybershot DSC (I think it's this one) lying around somewhere, and since it is pretty much obsolete (but it shoots great quality 640x480 video) I keep wondering if I ...
