Re: Solid state cameras (fwd)

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Subject: Re: Solid state cameras (fwd)
From: Tesla List <mod1-at-pupman-dot-com>
Date: Fri, 7 Aug 1998 21:00:23 -0600 (MDT)
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Date: Fri, 07 Aug 1998 17:31:45 -0700
From: Jim Lux <James.P.Lux-at-jpl.nasa.gov>
To: Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
Subject: Re: Solid state cameras (fwd)

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> Date: Thu, 6 Aug 1998 09:39:59 EDT
> From: Rscopper-at-aol-dot-com
> To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> Subject: Re: Solid state cameras (fwd)
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> Gary,
> 
> I've tried to get photos using a Kodak DC50, and while it gives excellent
> photos of a non-operating coil, All I got was black fuzz from a working coil -
> even just a 1KW coil 10 feet away.  I didn't try any shielding around the
> camera, I didn't want to distroy it experimenting (since I was borrowing it).
> 
> I haven't heard of a digital camera with a "long exposure" time such as the
> "B" setting.  The cool thing, however, is that you can digitally overlay the
> images if the camera is on a tripod and doesn't move. The Kodak didn't have a
> remote shutter release though.
Almost no digital cameras do, oddly. There are a few that can be
triggered via the computer interface (Ricoh, I think). There is also
typically a long, variable delay from the "push the button" to the
actual exposure, which makes these babies lousy for action photography.
>