"David Kilpatrick" <iconmags3@btconnect.com> wrote in message news:c9n1ke$7k2$1@sparta.btinternet.com...
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> Tesselator wrote:
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> > Hi folks,
> >
> > I'm looking for a digicam that has the following features:
> >
> >
> >     - Computer (PC) controled Shutter Release which can sequence
> >       grab for time lapse photography in intervals of about 2 seconds
> >       where the entire secquence is not limited but by memory.
> >
> >       Note: Some cameras can be triggered by a computer and can
> >             grab limited sequences of 10 or 20 frames to an internal
> >             buffer before having to download/process the images to
> >             card memory - usually incurring a long pause.  This is
> >             no good.  I hope to find something that can either grab
> >             & DL directly thru USB2 (or other) connection or where
> >             each frame is quickly stored to it's memory card.
> >
> >     - Movie mode any file format, at least 640x480 at 30FPS.
> >
> >     - All manual mode.  Where AE, AF, and WBal. can be switched off.
> >
> >     - Any Price up to about $3,000 would be fine but inexpensive
> >       cameras are acceptable as well.
> >
> >
> > I've beat my brains out reading and searching for either a camcorder
> > or a still digicam that has these two feature capabilities.  Any imput
> > or camera models that you may know of having such would be most
> > apreciated.
> >
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> Minolta Dimage Capture on PC with a Dimage A1 would, I think, just meet
> your spec but might need some script-based control of the Windows
> capture program to do the 2 second intervals. The capture does not even
> require a card to be in the camera and is entirely on the computer. The
> only doubtful thing is the 640 x 480 30 fps movie mode, I'd have to
> check specs on that - I think it does it though the later A2 does a
> slightly small size (512 pixels).
>
> David



Thanks David.  Yes I looked at those two cameras the A1 and the A2...
I think the A2 does 544 pixels 544x480 I think) at 30fps and the A1 was
320x240.

The good news that you posted here is that the software control will
let DL directly to the computer.   I called the manufacturer durring
a conversation AT the shop and the technicion said the interval time
was limited to  12sec min. / 6min. max.   Actually I can't remember
if he said 12 or 20 seconds for the minimun but it was one of those
and way way too long.

Thanks for the tip...  I'll look into trying to confirm this in some
way.  do you have one you can test directly?  BTW I forgot to mention
that the controlled seq grabs need to be the spec of the some frame
size of 1024x768 or larger.  the full raw image spec. would be best.