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Already built digital cam for RC planes - 3/6/2003 4:51:43 PM   
W4UAV



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Joined: 1/23/2003
From: Gainesville, FL, USA
Status: offline 		Servocity has a camera already set up for
slinging underneath or on the fuselage of
a plane:

http://www.servocity.com/ServoCity/Products/SuperStar_R_C_Airplane/SuperStar_Camera_System/superstar_camera_system.html

Im not associated with Servocity but I have ordered
items from them and they are great, if I cant get my
Canon A40 to setup right, Ill probably order their camera!


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camera system. - 3/6/2003 10:24:59 PM   
ncflyer21


 

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Joined: 3/6/2002
From: Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Status: offline 		i believe i will order one of these sytems. it is cheaper to do this than build a holder, buy camera and servo plus time hell for 100 bucks i cna be in the air as fast as i can program the radio to the servo!!!

any thoughts on this idea i have come up with!!!

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Already built digital cam for RC planes - 3/7/2003 1:44:18 AM   
W4UAV



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From: Gainesville, FL, USA
Status: offline 		My only thought:
GO FOR IT!!!

The only thing is, you gotta post the pics!

Good luck!

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Already built digital cam for RC planes - 3/7/2003 2:06:11 AM   
ncflyer21


 

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From: Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Status: offline 		so u know anyone who has this system?
is it a good system?

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Already built digital cam for RC planes - 3/7/2003 2:53:05 AM   
W4UAV



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From: Gainesville, FL, USA
Status: offline 		Ive only seen the pics on the website
below the camera, bottom of the page.

Looks pretty straightforward though, and
the servo seems to be in the right place,
my Canon A40 has the switch on the top!

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Already built digital cam for RC planes - 3/7/2003 3:18:03 AM   
ncflyer21


 

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Joined: 3/6/2002
From: Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Status: offline 		i will order it later today then and see what happens

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Already built digital cam for RC planes - 3/10/2003 6:01:59 AM   
N1EDM-RCU



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Joined: 5/20/2002
From: Brockton, MA,
Status: offline 		I suppose one more question would be whether the camera has a viewfinder, so that you could use it as a regular digital camera too - and does it focus close, or just to infinity.

Does anyone out there know??

Bob

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ServoCity Camera System - 3/18/2003 3:38:53 AM   
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From: Winfield, KS
Status: offline 		The camera in the ServoCity Superstar Camera Kit is DualSmart 400 from Crystal Digital. You can get the [URL=http://www.crystal-digital.com/support_files/support_pages/ds400_M.htm]camera information here[/URL].

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Already built digital cam for RC planes - 3/18/2003 8:36:30 AM   
Wild Moose



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Joined: 12/23/2001
From: San Mateo, CA, USA
Status: offline 		If you look at the [URL=http://www.mrpcpro.com/shorts/0001/]complete specs[/URL] you will find the resolution of this camera is only VGA (640x480) and has 8MB of internal memory.

This is a far cry from the Aiptek Mini 1.3 and SD PenCams which, at only $50.00 from Aiptek is quite a bargain. Of course you would need to trigger the camera from either a servo or [URL=http://home.att.net/~mechconsultant3/Index.htm]electronic switch[/URL] but with either of these cameras you would be in the XGA realm.

Regards,
Roger

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Already built digital cam for RC planes - 3/18/2003 8:50:24 AM   
ncflyer21


 

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Joined: 3/6/2002
From: Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Status: offline 		i ordered one a week or soo ago ??? So are you guys saying that it is not worth a sh*t or is it a good beginner camera since it comes with ready to mount? Will it take good pictures?

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Already built digital cam for RC planes - 3/18/2003 6:02:04 PM   
flyinrog



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From: Burlington, NC, USA
Status: offline 		thats cool , I wonder how much it weighs? and if I can put it on my lmh heli?........Rog

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servo city camera - 4/1/2003 10:08:22 AM   
hotzz


 

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From: soledad, ca
Status: offline 		i ordered one last friday, came today fast shipping!! looks like good quality mount camera. will test it this weekend.

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Already built digital cam for RC planes - 4/1/2003 7:01:22 PM   
ncflyer21


 

Posts: 37
Joined: 3/6/2002
From: Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Status: offline 		i finally got mine. not real pleased with it. will not be able to try it for awhile due to work but one of these days!!!! hot, what did yoiu think about it????

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SERVO CITY CAMERA SUCKS - 4/7/2003 9:04:51 AM   
hotzz


 

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From: soledad, ca
Status: offline 		I ALSO ORDERED ONE OF THESE, SUPER FAST SHIPPING, AND NICE MOUNT. BUT THE CAMERA SHUTS OFF AFTER 30 SECONDS, IF NOT USED. SO IT MAKES IT PRETTY HARD TO TAKE PICTURES, YOU HAVE TO TAKE A PICTURE AT LEAST EVERY 30 SECONDS, DURING TAKE OFF ETC.
CHRIS

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Already built digital cam for RC planes - 4/8/2003 9:09:47 AM   
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Status: offline 		yeah, that's really dumb. who ever designed the thing prolly never incorperated the fact that it might take a while before wanting to take a picture.....

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Already built digital cam for RC planes - 4/10/2003 1:56:43 PM   
W4UAV



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Joined: 1/23/2003
From: Gainesville, FL, USA
Status: offline 		nc flyer,
Im sorry you werent pleased with that camera,
As the old saying goes, If I had known then what
I know now, I never would have posted it. But
I know myself and others are having trouble activating
their digital cameras manually, it looked like just the
thing to have one that comes already set up.

Mike

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Already built digital cam for RC planes - 4/10/2003 9:27:48 PM   
ncflyer21


 

Posts: 37
Joined: 3/6/2002
From: Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Status: offline 		i havent had time to mount it yet due to school and my business. It is that time of year!! It might work well as long as you take a picture every 20 secs or soo. ill eventually try it!!

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Already built digital cam for RC planes - 4/25/2003 7:23:04 AM   
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