$20 dollar slow stick camera
04-18-2004, 06:36 AM
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$20 dollar slow stick camera
My girlfriend has this cheap digital camera she bought at wal-mart for 20 bucks. It has like a 352x288 max res so its very cheap. I got the idea to rig it up to my slow stick. It fits perfectly between the servos with the lens facing out to the side. its like 4 1/2'' long. I rigged a spare micro servo to snap a pic using the aileron control. I tested it and it worked. I'm waiting for the sun to come up so i can test it out. I hope it doesnt affect the cg too much. The camera is made by digital concepts. I'ts just a cheap plastic camera so i'll see how it goes!
04-18-2004, 08:59 AM
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RE: $20 dollar slow stick camera
Well i failed! I didnt bother to readjust the cg! It was really tail heavy and i crashed. SS is now out of commision! I'm going to start on my Zero today.
04-18-2004, 11:52 AM
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RE: $20 dollar slow stick camera
At the moment, I've seen W-M clearing out Vivitar ~1MP camera @ $35; true 1MP CMOS sensor, larger than Aiptek PenCams but shouldn't be a problem for the Slow Stick. fwiw my local W-M has dozens in stock.
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RE: $20 dollar slow stick camera
Here's a cool switch for the Aiptek pencam SD that you guys maybe interested in...
http://home.att.net/~mechconsultant3/Index.htm
I've got two, fly the Aiptek on my Slowstick, and get GREAT pictures.
Geof.
www.smoothair.ca
http://home.att.net/~mechconsultant3/Index.htm
I've got two, fly the Aiptek on my Slowstick, and get GREAT pictures.
Geof.
www.smoothair.ca
