[Noisebridge-discuss] request info re inexpensive remote photo device

[Mitch Altman]

Sounds like a fun project.

There's a hack in MAKE Magazine about converting a disposable video camera into one that works on a USB port of a computer.  And at The Last HOPE (a hacker conference last month in NYC) there was a guy who did a talk about his Bagcam, which was putting a camera into a suitcase to record where it went after he dropped it off at the airline counter.  I also remember seeing projects involving motion detection on camereras on instructables.com.  All these are free, open-source projects, and all do-able for the mildly talented hacker.  Search around and you'll find the perfect mix of stuff for your project.

Maybe post your meeting idea on a separate thread so people have more chance to see it?

I look forward to meeting you when I get back to town in Sept.  Always good to meet another hardware hacker!  There's a bunch of us at Noisebridge.

Mitch.


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> Subject: RE: [Noisebridge-discuss] request info re inexpensive remote photo	device
> From: jim at well.com
> To: maltman23 at hotmail.com
> CC: noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net
> Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2008 08:02:36 -0700
> 
> 
> many thanks, mitch. 
> 
> i'll be in SF on tuesday meeting with 
> someone at 6 PM, so i suggest somewhere 
> in SF, of course: a couple of groups use 
> the Metreon food court (fourth and  <------ 
> mission), so i'm throwing that as my 
> suggestion (easy fwy access). 
> 
>    i have a little bit of hardware and 
> software hacking skills (own a couple 
> of o'scopes, lots of meters, soldering 
> equipment, can code a little bit, mainly 
> can screw things up in unique ways). 
>    the camera project idea is that it 
> sits on a battery and when there's 
> motion goes into a loop of clicking 
> every couple of seconds and storing 
> the image. big picture: camera connected 
> to computer with storage, the entire 
> system should be v. low power so's to 
> work on the battery for at least two 
> weeks, battery must be small but can 
> be lots of small battery packages in 
> parallel. 
> 
> 
> On Sun, 2008-08-10 at 06:54 -0700, Mitch Altman wrote:
> > Hi Jim,
> > 
> > Welcome to Noisebridge!
> > 
> > We meet every Tuesday at 8pm.  We're still looking for a place to
> > live, so our meetings are at different places each week till we find a
> > place.  The email you recently received was from someone who said they
> > wanted to meet at Peoples' Cafe, in downtown Berkeley.  If you have a
> > place you'd rather meet, feel free to pipe in on the list!  (I'm out
> > of town for the rest of the month, myself.)
> > 
> > Regarding your camera, there's lots of low-cost ways of hacking
> > existing products for your needs.  Mind saying more about your
> > project, and what the camera will do?
> > 
> > Best,
> > Mitch.
> > 
> > 
> > --------------------------
> > > From: jim at well.com
> > > To: noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net
> > > Date: Sat, 9 Aug 2008 17:24:08 -0700
> > > Subject: [Noisebridge-discuss] request info re inexpensive remote
> > photo device
> > > 
> > > 
> > > hi, 
> > > i'm interested in getting a low-cost, low-resolution, 
> > > low-quality camera with storage and possibly integrated 
> > > with a motion sensor. anybody know of such a thing or a 
> > > likely supplier? 
> > > 
> > > when and where is the next get-together? 
> > > jim, brand-new member 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
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