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Wafer level camera?

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Joel Kolstad

Jan 1, 1970
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Joerg said:
Thanks, interesting. But I am afraid it may lead to even less picture
quality. When I look at "modern" Web Cams it's the pits.

There are better quality ones out there, but not surprisingly most people will
choose the $30 Wal*Mart special over a $130 model with a better lens. (And
some web cams are <$10...!)
 
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Joerg

Jan 1, 1970
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Joel said:
There are better quality ones out there, but not surprisingly most people will
choose the $30 Wal*Mart special over a $130 model with a better lens. (And
some web cams are <$10...!)

I got a Logitech that used to retail around $60-70, from a liquidator
sale. Compared to the CCD camera that I built from scratch as a masters
project way back in the mid-80's the image quality is horrible.
 
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Bill Beaty

Jan 1, 1970
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Thanks, interesting. But I am afraid it may lead to even less picture
quality. When I look at "modern" Web Cams it's the pits.

You think quality is their goal?

It's apparent that miniaturization is their goal: single-chip spy
cameras smaller than a bugging microphone, preferably with no pcb.
Ant robots with eyes! Add a bit of solar cell area to the die, plus
some piezo-driven whisker-legs for motors. Or to spy on spouses,
sprinkle on some camera dust (similar to those sub-mm RF tag chips,
but with video.) It's the first stage in creating Warren Ellis'
floating clouds of "bacteriacam" http://www.transmetropolitan.com/gimme.html


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beaty a chem washington edu UW Chem Dept, Bagley Hall RM74
billb a eskimo com Box 351700, Seattle, WA 98195-1700
ph425-222-5066 http://staff.washington.edu/wbeaty/
 
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Rich Grise

Jan 1, 1970
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There are better quality ones out there, but not surprisingly most people
will choose the $30 Wal*Mart special over a $130 model with a better lens.
(And some web cams are <$10...!)

I once got one on ebay for $0.01 (plus about $9.00 shipping...)

And, yes, it's crap.

Cheers!
Rich
 
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Joel Kolstad

Jan 1, 1970
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Joerg said:
I got a Logitech that used to retail around $60-70, from a liquidator sale.
Compared to the CCD camera that I built from scratch as a masters project
way back in the mid-80's the image quality is horrible.

I'm willing to wager that the lens alone from your masters project camera
would not retail for more than $60-$70. :)
 
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Joel Kolstad

Jan 1, 1970
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Joel Kolstad said:
I'm willing to wager that the lens alone from your masters project camera
would not retail for more than $60-$70. :)
^^^ would NOW retail

Sorry...
 
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Joerg

Jan 1, 1970
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Joel said:
^^^ would NOW retail

Actually it was already about $400 back then. However, we had a similar
discussion coming up. So I brought in a really cheap lens from a freebie
camera, the kind where the whole camera can be had for $10 if bought in
a store. Not after betting a whole lotta beers though :)

Lo and behold while there was a difference in geometrical aberrations
that cheap lens produced a remarkably nice image. I had to walk my
bicycle home that night (fell off when trying to ride).
 
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