From: Milton Aupperle <milton@outcastsoft.com>

Date: April 26, 2005 3:09:14 PM MDT

To: Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com

Subject: Re: [Astro_IIDC] Question about Unibrain camera options

Hi Tim;

On 26-Apr-05, at 2:35 PM, Tim wrote:

Milton, Alan:

So. I'm confused. There's a fire-i camera, NIB, on ebay right now. It's got the plastic

case.

Yes..

the bids are high enough at this point ($50), that I might just prefer to buy a new board

camera to be sure that it's got the more sensitive CCD in it.

Okay..

But: there are two color versions listed, though they use the same Sony CCD. The "RAW

Color Version" says "480 TV lines (as monochrome before d-Bayering, user dependent

after)", whereas the "Color version" says "400 TV lines".

You mean on

http://www.unibrain.com/1394_products/fire-i_board_cam/fire-i_board_camera.htm

right?

The "RAW version" is a new product. I don't see where you can order it from, what price it's at and I don't know if it's compatible or not - but I'd guess that it won't be recognized. Also I'm not getting one to check it out either as thanks to Homeland Security - it now cost me $150 CDN to receive and return "evaluation" cameras back and forth across the border now due to all the freaking paper work and fees.

And yes it does matter which camera it is, for example Point grey Research's Fire Fly cameras uses the TSLV1501 chip set that the Unibrain, iRez, iBot, ADSPyro cameras uses, - but it isn't set up the same way and does not work with Astro IIDC at all.

Milton J. Aupperle

President

ASC - Aupperle Services and Contracting

Mac Software (Drivers, Components and Application) Specialist

#1005 - 815 14th Avenue. S.W.

Calgary Alberta Canada T2R0N5

1-(403)-229-9456

milton@outcastsoft.com