Camera and full electrics for $225
Posted: 28 Aug 2012, 00:58
Just a quick note on the electrics for my build -- this is more to get people thinking about ideas for their own builds and not a model to follow precisely.
2x Powershot a480 cameras off ebay: $85 shipped (ymmv)
2x 4gb class 4 SDHC cards $12 shipped (Amazon)
2x AC adapters for cameras: ABC Products® ACK-800 $32 shipped (Amazon)
2x Canon AVC-DC300 A/V Cable $14 shipped (Amazon)
Dual-camera USB trigger $35 shipped (from Frans van de Kamp)
RCA DRC6272 7" Dual Season Portable DVD Player (2 units) $47 shipped.
This gives me the following:
Two 10mpx cameras with CHDK and acceptable (but not great) optics, powered by a/c adapters.
Triggering from a battery-powered (3xAAA) simple push-button USB wired remote that fires both cameras together.
Live (real-time) output of the camera screen to two 7" lcd displays so that I can see page alignments and get feedback from the cameras on processing/ready state as I work.
As always with these things, your mileage may vary and no doubt better cameras may well be worth the money, but for $225 total out of pocket for all the electrics, I think this is pretty slick (ok, maybe add $10 for the power squid all this is plugged into).
2x Powershot a480 cameras off ebay: $85 shipped (ymmv)
2x 4gb class 4 SDHC cards $12 shipped (Amazon)
2x AC adapters for cameras: ABC Products® ACK-800 $32 shipped (Amazon)
2x Canon AVC-DC300 A/V Cable $14 shipped (Amazon)
Dual-camera USB trigger $35 shipped (from Frans van de Kamp)
RCA DRC6272 7" Dual Season Portable DVD Player (2 units) $47 shipped.
This gives me the following:
Two 10mpx cameras with CHDK and acceptable (but not great) optics, powered by a/c adapters.
Triggering from a battery-powered (3xAAA) simple push-button USB wired remote that fires both cameras together.
Live (real-time) output of the camera screen to two 7" lcd displays so that I can see page alignments and get feedback from the cameras on processing/ready state as I work.
As always with these things, your mileage may vary and no doubt better cameras may well be worth the money, but for $225 total out of pocket for all the electrics, I think this is pretty slick (ok, maybe add $10 for the power squid all this is plugged into).