You’ve probably noticed the pictures from my last projects… they look pretty cool. That’s because i got a new camera, a Sony DSC H9. The macros are great, i can see the particles of dust on my circuit boards, the landscapes are great, i took some stuning pictures in my vacation in the mountains.
I’m not gonna go trough all of the aspects in this review, I’m just gonna tell you what impresses me about this camera. I payed for it at a local retail store about $520 complete with a 2 GB memory stick pro duo. The camera was nicely packed and accesorized. For example i got a cool remote control, that i can use to take pictures remotely. I also got a shoulder strap which you don’t get on most cameras.
The battery, is sony, as expected and it last actually more than they say it will. They guarantee that it will last you 300 photos, but i take aprox 600 photos with one charge.
If you plan on getting one, i suggest you take no less than 2 GB memory card. Because on 2 Gb it rarely gets full, and you’ll alaways have room for more pictures when you’re away from your computer and you can’t download them.
Another good thing about the camera, it’s the 15x zoom complete with image stabilization, which helps you get more acurrate details into your pictures when shooting at a distance.
The camera also has other nice functions like many shooting resolutions, the i prefere beeing the widescreen mode. In my opinion this is the best choice in digital camera before moving into the SLR category.
I hear that digital photo frames are they way to show your pictures arround the house these days, maybe one from Sony will work ok together with my H9.
the author writes: The idea for this hack came from articles circling the internet about a homemade cable that allows you to transfer data from your “one time use” CVS Digital Camcorder to computer, effectively making it a fully functional digital camcorder. Well, I decided to take a step further for a couple of reasons. One, I didn’t own or have access to a Palm m100 or Palm III cable (and no store in town sells the outdated cables) that I could hack apart. Two, I didn’t want to have to lug a butchered cable around with me if I wanted to connect my camera to my laptop or another computer. So, I decided to add a USB port to my CVS Cam.
CVS One Time Use Camcorder Hack: [Via] - [Link]
When the sensor detects movement in a room it will take a burst of 10 photos with the digital camera. Each photo is taken at 0.5sec interval. After the 10 photos, the camera waits 3 seconds for further movement and if it is detected, the process is repeated until 80 photos are taken.
The photos can then be downloaded to your PC (via the USB connection on the board) for viewing.
PIR Camera: [Link]
Everett Bradford wrote this article on how to hack a CVS camcorder and transform it into an underwater CVS Camcorder. I can’t find a real everyday use for this project, but if its fun to work on it, why not do it.
Underwater CVS Camcorder: [Link]
Since you liked my previous posts about Spy gadgets , im going to continue the series with this new gadget a Spy cam hidden inside a gum wrapper, pretty cool i say. I guess everyone needed at least once a gadget like this , to secretly record someone, to incriminate him about something or to blackmail him/her although you know this is illegally and i do not encourage you to do so. To be completely safe you can just aquire this gadget and play with it, but we all know thats not gonna happen 
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Chinavasion presents us with this cool gadget that has the following features : a micro SD card slot for up to 2GB of memory, a hold switch for making sure the camera does not accidentally switch off, long audio and video recording range, along with 176×144 resolution digital clips in 3GP format. It also has a Li-Polymer battery so you can recharge it very easy trough the USB cable.
Here are some of the Manufacturer Specification:
- Memory: No Internal Memory
- External Memory: TF/Micro SD Card (Max 2GB)
- Record Format: 3GP (176×144)
- Built in MIC
- Recommended Max Range for Objects: 2~3 Meters (Audio 1~2 Meters)
- Power Source: Built in Rechargeable Li-ion Battery (recharge directly from USB port)
- Dimension: 73×20x11mm (LxWxD)
- Manufacturer Ref.: SZSR4DY96L28
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