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Posted by Richard Crowley on 10/11/06 16:24
mm2ps wrote ...
> I was hoping that some of you may be able to give me some advice. I do
> some swim coaching and want to give swimmers immediate feed back on
> their relay change overs. I've been considering DV cameras but as my
> requirements are so modest I was wondering is a cheap digital camera
> may also do the trick. I've been considering some low end DV cameras
> (some which I've seen described as toys) or secondhand camcorder with
> broken tape record.
>
> My criteria are
>
> 1. It has got to be cheap. The cheaper the better as inevitably, on the
> pool side, even with care, it will get damaged and I don't want to be
> heart broken when this happens.
>
> 2. It has to record about 10 seconds of footage at a minimum frame rate
> of 10fps.
>
> 3. Replay
>
> 4. It has to have a display screen, not fussy about size.
>
> 5. Resolution, I am assuming that anything on the market will be good
> enough. If there is a problem I can adjust the shot.
>
> This, I think, is really the only criteria, nothing else no other
> functionality is required, not even colour!
>
> Any advice on cameras, DV cameras etc will be greatly received.
I'd think that a "webcam" in a waterproof enclosure would be
ideal for that sort of thing. You can capture and view video
directly on a laptop computer.
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