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Older Digital Camers (Consumer)

Started by ansupal, 01/28/2007 07:30PM
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Posted 01/28/2007 07:30PM | Edited 01/28/2007 08:35PM Opening Post
Ansuman Pal
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Hello All,
Recently I have noticed that the price of certain quality older Digital Cameras are quite comparable to Quality Web cams(even lower). Also, some of them can open shutter up-to 15-30 sec with CCD sizes 1/1.8in!
Any one have have used these connected to PC as Webcam or, for controlling & connecting live images.

Thank for all your help.
Ansuman.
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Celestron 8N/CG5 NON GOTO
Canon 20D, Neximage,MX516
Losmandy G11 GOTO
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I tried a Nikon CP4500. For long exposures the dark
current(noise) was too high to make it very interesting.
For planets you couldn't get enough frames per second
to get a good result.
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