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knightley
Junior Member
Kyrgyzstan
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 Posted - 13 August 2007 : 21:45:57
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Just saw this wireless spycam on Tv sky channel 666. Its a wireless spycam with a range of 100 meteres. The best bit is that it is absolutely tiny and only requires a 9v battery.
And its 39.99 + postage and package.
I presume the quality of the video will be slightly better than webcam and the audio the same but i though it would be quite fun to attach to a car or heli.
I know Mr. Stuntman already has done something similar, but for just 39.99 you could actually find a place to put the cam and race with it and record the race without to much worrying about the expense.
I think it comes with a steady mount but if not a couple of rolls of ductape should do the trick.
Also comes with the reciver like it should. Can plug into any TV, DVD player, VCR or a computer with capture card.
Read the reveiws about it and it looks like an ok toy.
I remember someone on the forum asking if there was a camera they could put on a heli. I dont know if it would be to heavy with the 9v but it could work
BTW im not trying to get people to buy this, just telling you about it. 
http://www.max.tv/product-detail.asp?number=439GB |
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admin
Forum Admin
United Kingdom
1189 Posts |
Posted - 13 August 2007 : 22:21:25
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| Ian already has one mounted to his helicopter. We are going to try and take some aerial shots of the track when we get a chance. You are right Luke it will probably work quite well in a race. It's just a case of lugging a suitable PC down to the track to record the images. |
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knightley
Junior Member
Kyrgyzstan
183 Posts |
Posted - 13 August 2007 : 22:59:02
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| I take it the capture card is probaly on a graphics card. Also if you put it onto pc, how would you record the camera |
Edited by - knightley on 13 August 2007 23:59:06 |
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admin
Forum Admin
United Kingdom
1189 Posts |
Posted - 14 August 2007 : 09:42:48
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There is a bit of kit that has the receiving aerial on that plugs into an S-video input, these usually are found on graphics cards and not laptops....
You would then use something like Adobe Premiere or even Windows movie maker to record the input from the camera. |
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knightley
Junior Member
Kyrgyzstan
183 Posts |
Posted - 14 August 2007 : 12:40:31
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| Ok. I found a receving card from maplin for about 20 quid, unfortunately it wont go into laptops, but when i get money it might be something fun to do. You can also get usb ones which should work for laptops and computers, might be a worthy investment |
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grasshopper
Senior Member
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Posted - 15 August 2007 : 00:21:27
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| If push came to shove, I'd just bring my VCR (yes, I'm that old) and plug it into the genny....we can worry about converting the files later. |
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knightley
Junior Member
Kyrgyzstan
183 Posts |
Posted - 15 August 2007 : 00:56:25
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Its pretty hard to convert a vcr cassete into a computer compatible file. According to the website, you can plug it into a camcorder, which i saved up for ages ago, its a mini dv one which might work. By the way Mr Grasshopper, are we the only two people that are actually on the forum at 12:00, im on holiday, whats your excuse   |
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grasshopper
Senior Member
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Posted - 15 August 2007 : 01:09:32
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I'm just an old git that manages on a few hours sleep a night - not like you young whippersnappers, sleep till lunchtime...
converting video is not difficult - just time consuming the machine can do it - usually overnight. |
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knightley
Junior Member
Kyrgyzstan
183 Posts |
Posted - 15 August 2007 : 11:06:19
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| Really?! wow, i never knew that. Sounds like a plan then. |
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