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#239724 - 01/11/2004 18:32 Need a faulty camcorder
pca
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Registered: 20/07/1999
Posts: 1102
Loc: UK
As the topic says. What I'm looking for is a small mini-dv camcorder that has a broken tape mech but still works as a camera. Preferably a PAL one.

The reason is that with the aerial video I've been playing with I'm running up against the limitations of resolution of a small board camera, or more likely the optics. Camcorders usually have very good cameras and optical systems, so the idea is to get a cheap broken one, strip out all the un-necessary crud to make it smaller and lighter, and stick that in the plane. A 3 cdd one would be a godsend! I'm also looking on ebay, but of course things there often go for silly money.

Anyone out there able to help?

By the way, if you're interested, here is a sample of the current video.

pca


Edited by pca (01/11/2004 20:20)
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#239725 - 02/11/2004 00:16 Re: Need a faulty camcorder [Re: pca]
drakino
carpal tunnel

Registered: 08/06/1999
Posts: 7868
Good to see you got the vibration problem fixed on this one. Can't wait to see the final product (hopefully) next year at the empeg meet.

I'll check my local Mac/video shop sometime this week to see if they have any broken ones around that do what you need.

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#239726 - 02/11/2004 00:46 Re: Need a faulty camcorder [Re: drakino]
pca
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Registered: 20/07/1999
Posts: 1102
Loc: UK
Mounting the camera on a block of high-density foam rubber solved the vibration issues completely. The images are now about as good as can be achieved given the hardware.

pca
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#239727 - 03/11/2004 11:38 Re: Need a faulty camcorder [Re: pca]
boxer
pooh-bah

Registered: 16/04/2002
Posts: 2011
Loc: Yorkshire UK
Patrick,
I don't know about the technicalities of the thing, but I have the camera that 12-14 years ago, Sony sold to attach to a Video Walkman. It's quite light, but as you say, you can probably strip it down, it's not auto focus and the Walkman packed in a while back.
so - you're welcome if it helps.
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#239728 - 13/11/2004 22:59 Re: Need a faulty camcorder [Re: pca]
Mach
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Registered: 15/07/2002
Posts: 828
Loc: Texas, USA
Have you seen this:

http://www.rctoys.com/eyecam.php

It would appear that you have a brain juice leak.

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#239729 - 05/01/2005 16:49 Re: Need a faulty camcorder [Re: pca]
pca
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Registered: 20/07/1999
Posts: 1102
Loc: UK
Well, I finally managed to get a few faulty camcorders, but now I'm running into another problem - I keep fixing the damn things!

I mean, here I get a perfectly good broken camcorder, and fifty screws and half an hour later it's working fine. Then, of course, I can't bear to strip it for bits since it works

I've done three in a row like that now...

pca
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#239730 - 05/01/2005 20:46 Re: Need a faulty camcorder [Re: pca]
Ezekiel
pooh-bah

Registered: 25/08/2000
Posts: 2413
Loc: NH USA
Send me one and I'll send you back a broken one and an interesting tape of its last seconds of life...

<evil grin>

-Zeke
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#239731 - 05/01/2005 22:53 Re: Need a faulty camcorder [Re: pca]
bonzi
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Registered: 13/09/1999
Posts: 2401
Loc: Croatia
LOL!

So, there is such a thing as being too good at fixing stuff!
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#239732 - 05/01/2005 23:31 Re: Need a faulty camcorder [Re: pca]
g_attrill
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Registered: 14/04/2002
Posts: 1172
Loc: Hants, UK
Quote:
Well, I finally managed to get a few faulty camcorders, but now I'm running into another problem - I keep fixing the damn things!

Lol, sell it back on ebay and you have a new side-line.

I heard about somebody who bought motherboards that had a well-known dodgy capacitor problem off ebay for under $10, replaced the capacitors and sold them back as used/repaired for close to retail value. The amazing thing was he repaired *hundreds* of them.

Gareth

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#239733 - 05/01/2005 23:36 Re: Need a faulty camcorder [Re: g_attrill]
tman
carpal tunnel

Registered: 24/12/2001
Posts: 5528
Abit BP6?

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#239734 - 07/01/2005 06:19 Re: Need a faulty camcorder [Re: tman]
Shonky
pooh-bah

Registered: 12/01/2002
Posts: 2009
Loc: Brisbane, Australia
I have one of these and it's worked flawlessly for a good 4 years or so.
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