adam_messed_up

i have a mini pencam 1.3 by aiptek (below there is specs and a picture). i just wan to know if anyone has mounted this camera. i have a Xtra Easy .40.


Multi-functions
Digital still camera mode
1 PC camera mode
1 Digital camcorder mode
Resolution
1248 x 960 pixels
Image sensor
1.3 Mega-pixel CMOS
Internal memory
16 MB built-in ****M (for avi movies)
1 16 MB built-in Flash memory (for digital stills)
Image capacity
1248 x 960- up to 50 pictures
1
640 x 480- up to 160 pictures
AVI Movie format
624 x 480 (Hr) 30 seconds / 10 fps
1 304 x 240 (Lr) 120 seconds / 10 fps
PC Mode frame rate
20 fps
Image Control
Auto exposure, auto white-balance
Shutter speed
Electric variable speed
Frame counter
3 digit LCD display
Image format
JPEG, AVI (through software)
Computer interface
USB
Self-timer
10 seconds
Power saving
Auto off (60 seconds)
Power source
2 AAA alkaline batteries
1 USB port when plugged into PC
Battery Life
1 week
Camera dimensions
1.3" x 1.22" x 3.54"
Camera weight
47.5 g (without battery)

Fubar-One

My Feedback: (1)

I just bought one of these myself with the idea of mounting it on a GWS Slow Stick like so many others here. You might be able to just rubber band it to the fuse of your plane with some foam between it and the fuse or double stick tape or velcro it to a lite ply board and rubberband THAT to the plane.
I need to check into that electronic switch idea that I have read about here someplace.

goliath-RCU

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http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/spoo...1168492/tm.htm
This thread shows my set up including the electronic switch.

Flight Risk

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Dang! I just bought an Aiptek pen cam also and am looking for ideas on mounting. I have the same version you picture Adam. Saw you cool aerial pix Goliath and your mounting pix also. Is your electronic switch hard-wired into to camera? If so, how difficult was that? What type of switch did you use? I was going to use a servo pushing the button, but the switch could simplify things. Neeto Mosquito!

FR

goliath-RCU

My Feedback: (8)

You can find the switch I used at: http://home.att.net/~mechconsultant3/Order.htm
I wired the switch in my self,but if I had it to do over I would buy the cam/switch combo already wired up for $120.00 The soldering points for the switch are tiny. It was a pain to solder and I destroyed the first cam I tried it on.

Flight Risk

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Good to know Goliath. That sure makes a smaller package than attaching a servo.

FR

adam_messed_up

this is a reply to more than one person, just so u might hav to read the other relpies fir this to make sense.

i never thought of modifiying the camera its self, i hav a micro servo i stole out of a little 60$ plane with only rudder and throttle. i like the mounting style though with just rubber bands.

goliath-RCU

My Feedback: (8)

The servo works fine for most cameras, but the pen cam shuts itself off after 60 sec of inactivity. The electronic switch powers the camera through the USB bus and the receiver battery and by passes the auto shut down feature. If you install a memory stick in the pen cam you can fly without the battery in the pencam.