Questions tagged [camera]
For questions about still cameras of any kind. Do not use this tag for video cameras.
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Budget android phone with proper autofocus(<$200)
I'm looking for a half-decent android phone with an emphasis on camera quality and autofocus. The main reason I want a cheap phone like this is for scanning 2D barcodes(Not QR Codes) with the camera. ...
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180° FOV camera with RAW output for under US$300
I'm looking for a photo camera capable of taking photos of the whole sky from zenith to the horizon. The camera must:
have field of view at least 180°
provide RAW format photos
be controllable from a ...
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Cheap gimbal and action camera for hexacopter
I am looking for a cheap gimbal and action camera
For the action camera, I would like it to be capable of...
4K or 1080p recording
recording a live output to a fpv transmitter, just like Gopro
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Webcam with good driver
After loving my older Logitechs with good drivers, my newest (920) insists on using the tremendously bad Logitech Capture program to do things like zoom in and out. That program is simply next to ...
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3D portable camera with depth sensing
I know a similar question is there but it was asked 4 years ago and the market has changed significantly.
Now I'm looking for a small wireless camera (maybe as small as phones' cameras). I found this ...
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Battery powered camera and transmitter for outdoor use
I wish to set up a camera 500 meters from my house to send a live stream of a river over the internet. The camera and transmitter will have to be battery or solar powered and be able to transmit the ...
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Looking for a programable nanny cam
I have a Foscam 1918w, which I created a custom interface for. The process wasn't cool, and it wasn't transparent about how to reprogram the interface. I also had to overhaul the front-end, which was ...
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1080P dual in car camera
In car cameras, now I know its been done before but the ones I found on Google are fairly old now, most are not 1080p or if they are its only a single camera setup.
What I'm looking to do is have a ...
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USB-C (version 3.1 gen 2?) Camera
I'm aiming to buy a USB Camera ("webcam").
I don't want to buy any USB gadgets that don't use USB-C.
There are different types of USB-C, I think? I think I don't want to buy anything older than/...
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USB Camera for filming insects
I want to do a little study where I need to analyze the behaviour of insects like flies, bees and mosquitos. For this, I want to attach at least one USB camera to my computer, in order to do live ...
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High accuracy 3-D scanners for outdoor scene reconstruction at long-ranges
We are looking for a 3-D scanner for a project which is mounted at a distribution center where trucks are monitored. The trucks are viewed from the top and the goal is to estimate the 3-D pose of the ...
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Robust Industrial Camera sought which is small enough to fit
For our project, we need to buy a robust industrial cabled camera (ethernet or usb) that is waterproof and has good shock resistance (up to ~50 g force), and has M-connectors (for protection). Also, ...
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High luminosity tolerant USB camera
I'm looking for a high luminosity tolerant USB camera.
I'm working on a project in which I have to install a small USB camera in a surgical illumination device. The objective is to stream videos of ...
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GPS camera for buildings/landscape/various with best definition $400 can get
I want a camera appropriate for shooting:
50% buildings/landscapes
20% food and small objects the size of an orange
20% groups of people (parties, street scenes)
10% portraits
... under these ...
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Security Camera: 1080p, 4 megapixel, or 4K?
I plan on installing a security camera on my house.
I want the security camera to be wide-angle so that it can capture my porch, driveway, and sidewalk all on video.
My house is two stories with 9 ...
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World's smallest digital camera under $600 with an optical viewfinder?
Please recommend a small digital camera under $600 with an optical viewfinder. I have yet to be able to find one.
By small, I mean approximately no larger than two original iPhones stacked one on ...
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Mirrorless Camera / Camcorder fully controlled from PC
I've been reading a lot of recommendations and how-to guides on using Mirrorless/DSLR/Camcorders as a video source with some HDMI capture card, but none seem to indicate (what should be obvious) that ...
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WTB Nikon 5600 - what lenses?
I am looking to get a Nikon 5600 for night sky photography and sports (dog park, martial arts) stills and video.
I am settled on the Rokinon 14mm f2.4 for the night (edit: sky/stars) photography but ...
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dual cam for stereo
I am looking to test some applications that need stereo inputs. Similiar to this dual camera.
https://www.amazon.com/ELP-Megapixel-Camera-Module-Biometric/dp/B00VG32EC2//ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&...
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Compact camera for hiking and city tourists
I have a Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ41. You can see images I took online, but to summarize:
I want to take / took images of
Animals: Super hard at the moment, many of my images are blurry.
Landscapes
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