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From: "Larry Oberg" <loberg@mail.cee.umn.edu>
Subject: Re: CCD Camera
To: Jason.Sweney@bbs.dmapub.dma.org
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Date: Thu, 16 Feb 1995 21:47:14 GMT
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>  I just read about the new CCD camera that B. G. Micro has for about
>$90.  I was wondering if anyone has bought this camera or heard
>anything (good or bad) about it?  

I bought one and took it apart ..seems like the right thing to do....
I was the two board version ..CCD sensor and lens and then a ribbon cable 
to the processor and timing board..  I will try to change the lens and 
perhaps the config of the boards...Itried the sensitivity of the camera to 
IR and found out you can see approx 12 to 18 inches in total darkness with 
only a remote control as source...I have plans for an IR detector 
It was worth the $90 but the next ones will even be smaller.. can hardly 
wait...

Larry Oberg
KUOM  Univ of Minn  radio

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