[TriLUG] Soon-to-be new RasPi owner

[R Radford]

You may be very disappointed with the quality of the USB webcams attached
to the RPi.  I tried several and either they did not have adequate
contrast, or too grainy.  Part of the issue is that if you attempt to run
the webcams at high resolution, the USB on the RPi seems to hang.  I was
hoping to use one for the live video feed on the nearspace balloon, but
ended up giving up and using a standard Nikon Coolpix camera attached via
USB and use it to take a photo every 10-15 seconds.

The RPi camera is much better quality than the USB webcams I tested, but I
would definitely not put it in the camp of a high quality video streaming
device.

If you do find a camera that works well, please post here as I would love
to hear about it.

On Mon, Jul 8, 2013 at 12:11 PM, James Jones <jc.jones at tuftux.com> wrote:

> Brian, all,
>
> I have one of the earlier Pi's, but ruined it trying to put in a case that
> I purchased from Amazon( I looked for an amazon part number. Couldn't find
> it. Listed as Raspberry Pi Case / Enclosure, Black. Be careful -- No
> instructions. Read the
> reviews)<
> http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AZL16S4/ref=pe_175190_21431760_M3T1_ST1_dp_1>.
> It worked as a simple linux computer until the disaster hit it.
>
> I now have a model b on order along with a PiFace and a different case. I
> plan to use it a a video Title generator on our video streaming site at
> church. The PiFace will be used ( hopefully ) attached to the Pi as remote
> power on device for our equipment rack at church.
>
> My brother has tested the Piface with a earlier Pi, and says that he was
> able to control external devices with the relay contacts on it.
>
> Another project I hope to use is a usb webcam attached to a model b Pi to
> give me a composite output from the webcam as an auxiliary camera for our
> video streaming.
>
> Yes -- More projects than MY dollars will allow. The church dollars are
> limited as well.
>
> Later
>
> jcj
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 8, 2013 at 12:10 AM, Brian <lugmail at cheetah.dynip.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi Gang,
> >
> > Just polling the list for personal Raspberry Pi anecdotes; I've got a
> > Model B on order (plus a 10" capacitive touchscreen kit from
> > chalk-elec.com) that I'm planning to use for a home automation project,
> > and wanted to hear about peoples' experiences/troubles/cool projects.
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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