NLC-Webcam

[rainmaker]

Hi,

at the moment I'm trying to build a nlc-webcam, but I have some problems with the mintron camera (MTV-62V6HP). The pictures seem to be full of sharpening artefacts and the resolution is reduced in frame interation mode. Is there a possibility to reduce the sharpening? Are there other cameras with similar sensitivity on the market?

Regards,

Rainmaker

[tmcewan]

Hi,

I have no experience with Mintrons but know that some Canon compact cameras (a520, for instance) have been successfully used to automatically record NLC. Maybe Bill Ward can help here?

Tom

[Bill W]

Hi,
I've done LOTS of video recording with Watec cameras but never a Mintron so I'm not sure what the problem actually is. On the one Mintron I've seen the camera settings could be altered by using an on screen menu system. I don't recognise the model you have so this may not be appropriate. If there is the possibility of somehow re-setting the camera I would do that in case there is some problem with any on board DSP which my be hanging up.
Is it a colour or monochrome camera?
Sorry I don't have much more to offer.
Cheers,
Bill.
Bill.

[rainmaker]

Hi,

the problem has been solved, I found a hidden menue where the sharpening could be deaktivated. The image is a little bit soft now, but this can be solved in VirtualDub.

@ Bill,

I have never uses Watec cameras because they are black and white. Instead I used my ten year old camcorder and lots of imageprocessing, but for a webcam this is not a good idea.

The Mintron modell I use is a colour camera and very sensitive, may be too sensitive.

Regards,

Rainmaker

[rainmaker]

Hi,

my nlc-webcam is now online. You can find it at nachtleuchtende-wolken.de/nlc-webcam.html . There are still some problems with the uploadsoftware witch somtimes causes a systemcrash, but I hope that this problems will be solved in the future.

Regards,

Rainmaker