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Old 17-Feb-2005, 00:55
moozaad moozaad is offline
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well job done - just got to test the multiple output psu once corner speed return my bike.

Wireless cam like one of these (£10-£30)
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...ayphotohosting

The digital recorder(£80) + 512meg expansion (£20)
http://www.dabs.com/uk/productview?q...&referrerid=WS

I left the camera using the 9v battery so I can tuck it anywhere. The underseat psu (home made) gives out 12v and 5v for the receiver and recorder respectively.

The recorder saves the video in 320x200@25fps ASF, which during playback on a PC will expand to 640x480 without pixelisation due to the nature of ASFs. Which makes it perfect for TVs and a little sloppy for PC screens.
512mb will probabily store 160minutes of continuous video and then you can just swap memory cards (mmc/SD) which are about 1/4 creditcard size. Life on the camera battery is currently unknown but will vary greatly depending on make/model of battery.

I'll post an example video when I get the bike back and when the sun makes an appearance...
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