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USB flexible cameras
I want a little camera to put through holes in floorboards, to check for
leaking pipes and the like. USB, attached to the laptop should do the trick, but I have tried one before and it was pretty crappy with a very small depth of focus. Can anyone recommend one that actually works well? Preferably not too expensive. |
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On 16/09/2018 20:04, Jim K wrote:
GB Wrote in message: I want a little camera to put through holes in floorboards, to check for leaking pipes and the like. USB, attached to the laptop should do the trick, but I have tried one before and it was pretty crappy with a very small depth of focus. Can anyone recommend one that actually works well? Preferably not too expensive. Lidl 40 quid not USB. Is that a current offer? |
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GB Wrote in message:
I want a little camera to put through holes in floorboards, to check for leaking pipes and the like. USB, attached to the laptop should do the trick, but I have tried one before and it was pretty crappy with a very small depth of focus. Can anyone recommend one that actually works well? Preferably not too expensive. Lidl 40 quid not USB. -- -- Jim K ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
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On Sunday, 16 September 2018 20:02:28 UTC+1, GB wrote:
I want a little camera to put through holes in floorboards, to check for leaking pipes and the like. USB, attached to the laptop should do the trick, but I have tried one before and it was pretty crappy with a very small depth of focus. Can anyone recommend one that actually works well? Preferably not too expensive. fwiw a small lens would change the focal field. |
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writes On 16/09/2018 20:04, Jim K wrote: GB Wrote in message: I want a little camera to put through holes in floorboards, to check for leaking pipes and the like. USB, attached to the laptop should do the trick, but I have tried one before and it was pretty crappy with a very small depth of focus. Can anyone recommend one that actually works well? Preferably not too expensive. Lidl 40 quid not USB. Is that a current offer? I can't suggest any current offering, but I have two of these cameras. One has lights (get quite hot) at the camera end and is hopeless. The good one has a camera that is at right angles to the gooseneck tube and has a focus ring. I think this came from Lidl ages and ages ago. I've used this to provide a temporary camera pointing at the tow hitch , with the usb cable running along the guttering of the car (Disco at the time), and it made hitching up various fishing and pleasure boats a single-handed doddle. Other uses include photographing the inside of a guitar prior to replacing the bridge and checking odd places under furniture etc. The only real difficulty with the Lidl one is that it doesn't have any inbuilt lights, and this made the guitar, in particular, a bit of a challenge finding a torch to fit and provide the right illumination. -- Bill --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com |
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GB Wrote in message:
On 16/09/2018 20:04, Jim K wrote: GB Wrote in message: I want a little camera to put through holes in floorboards, to check for leaking pipes and the like. USB, attached to the laptop should do the trick, but I have tried one before and it was pretty crappy with a very small depth of focus. Can anyone recommend one that actually works well? Preferably not too expensive. Lidl 40 quid not USB. Is that a current offer? They come around regularly enough. -- -- Jim K ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
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The issue with depth of focus is due to the low light level. to be small
enough any leds that illuminate the scene are going to be very weedy. Brian -- ----- -- This newsgroup posting comes to you directly from... The Sofa of Brian Gaff... Blind user, so no pictures please Note this Signature is meaningless.! "GB" wrote in message news I want a little camera to put through holes in floorboards, to check for leaking pipes and the like. USB, attached to the laptop should do the trick, but I have tried one before and it was pretty crappy with a very small depth of focus. Can anyone recommend one that actually works well? Preferably not too expensive. |
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Jim K Wrote in message:
GB Wrote in message: On 16/09/2018 20:04, Jim K wrote: GB Wrote in message: I want a little camera to put through holes in floorboards, to check for leaking pipes and the like. USB, attached to the laptop should do the trick, but I have tried one before and it was pretty crappy with a very small depth of focus. Can anyone recommend one that actually works well? Preferably not too expensive. Lidl 40 quid not USB. Is that a current offer? They come around regularly enough. Sure enough from weds 27th September 2018 @ Lidl £39.99. ;-) -- -- Jim K ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
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Any good?
https://m.gearbest.com/microscopes-e...0aApBaEALw_wcB If you Google USB Boroscopes there are a whole variety of types. |
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On 16/09/2018 20:02, GB wrote:
I want a little camera to put through holes in floorboards, to check for leaking pipes and the like. USB, attached to the laptop should do the trick, but I have tried one before and it was pretty crappy with a very small depth of focus. Can anyone recommend one that actually works well?Â* Preferably not too expensive. There's no simple answer to this. I have several, they all have limitations. It is sometimes helpful to have a separate light source. It is very often more difficult than you expect to get a good angle of view on things. It's usually easier to get a "straight ahead" view than a "sideways" view. As you have found, if you start with high expectations you will be disappointed. |
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Bill Wrote in message:
In message , GB writes On 16/09/2018 20:04, Jim K wrote: GB Wrote in message: I want a little camera to put through holes in floorboards, to check for leaking pipes and the like. USB, attached to the laptop should do the trick, but I have tried one before and it was pretty crappy with a very small depth of focus. Can anyone recommend one that actually works well? Preferably not too expensive. Lidl 40 quid not USB. Is that a current offer? I can't suggest any current offering, but I have two of these cameras. One has lights (get quite hot) at the camera end and is hopeless. The good one has a camera that is at right angles to the gooseneck tube and has a focus ring. I think this came from Lidl ages and ages ago. I've used this to provide a temporary camera pointing at the tow hitch , with the usb cable running along the guttering of the car (Disco at the time), and it made hitching up various fishing and pleasure boats a single-handed doddle. Other uses include photographing the inside of a guitar prior to replacing the bridge and checking odd places under furniture etc. The only real difficulty with the Lidl one is that it doesn't have any inbuilt lights, and this made the guitar, in particular, a bit of a challenge finding a torch to fit and provide the right illumination. My Lidl jobby has LEDs built in & the ability to vary their brightness from the handset. In Lidl 40 quid this week.. -- -- Jim K ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
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Pamela Wrote in message:
On 17:14 24 Sep 2018, Jim K wrote: Bill Wrote in message: In message , GB writes On 16/09/2018 20:04, Jim K wrote: GB Wrote in message: I want a little camera to put through holes in floorboards, to check for leaking pipes and the like. USB, attached to the laptop should do the trick, but I have tried one before and it was pretty crappy with a very small depth of focus. Can anyone recommend one that actually works well? Preferably not too expensive. Lidl 40 quid not USB. Is that a current offer? I can't suggest any current offering, but I have two of these cameras. One has lights (get quite hot) at the camera end and is hopeless. The good one has a camera that is at right angles to the gooseneck tube and has a focus ring. I think this came from Lidl ages and ages ago. I've used this to provide a temporary camera pointing at the tow hitch , with the usb cable running along the guttering of the car (Disco at the time), and it made hitching up various fishing and pleasure boats a single-handed doddle. Other uses include photographing the inside of a guitar prior to replacing the bridge and checking odd places under furniture etc. The only real difficulty with the Lidl one is that it doesn't have any inbuilt lights, and this made the guitar, in particular, a bit of a challenge finding a torch to fit and provide the right illumination. My Lidl jobby has LEDs built in & the ability to vary their brightness from the handset. In Lidl 40 quid this week.. This looks like it: https://www.lidl.co.uk/en/MiddleofLi...rticleId=16456 What's the image quality like? How sharp and detailed is it? Good enough for 40 quid. -- -- Jim K ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
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