- #Logitech quickcam pro 3000 mod#
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Here is the fan hot glued into its hole in the copper plate. The only task that remains is to attach the fan to the copper plate that will serve as the back of the camera. The springlike action of cramming all the wires into the box holds it firmly against the side of the box.
#Logitech quickcam pro 3000 Pc#
The pc board rests nicely inside the camera box. The circuitboard is screwed back onto the lens holder, the two toggle switches are installed through the ends of the camera box and have been soldered to the shutter and fan control wires, and the fan has been soldered to its power wire (coming from the fan switch) and its ground wire, which goes to the ground contact on the pc board. Here is the camera box showing the lens holder sticking through the central hole from the interior of the box. The len holder is attached to the camera box from the inside with superglue. The lens holder is inserted into the central hole so that the threads protrude through the hole to the outside of the box. I can always remove it later if I chose to do so. I decided not to remove the ir filter for the time being. Remember that the lens holder was removed from the webcam circuitboard? Here it is, showing the ir filter mounted inside it. The pvc ring is attached to the camera box using superglue. It is just wide enough to sit against the thick base of the Mogg adapter and is just tall enough that when the Mogg adapter is screwed in tightly the base of the Mogg adapter will rest firmly against this pvc ring. I was worred about the strain that might be put on the Mogg adapter joint so I put this piece of gray pvc tube around the central hole. The camera will be mounted on the telescope using a Mogg adapter which screws into the lens holder (which will eventually protrude from the central hole).
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Here is the camera enclosure box, showing some ventilation holes on the side (I eventually added a few more), a central hole for the light path, and a series of holes in one end for mounting the two toggle switches (shutter and fan control) and to allow the shielded cable to the remote out of the box. connected to the shielded cable and soldered for good measure. The two switches from the inside of the box. As a result, there is no physical strain put on the solder joints at either end of the cable if the cable is tugged at. This acts as a strain relief for the wire so that there will always be forceless slack inside the box. It's worth noting that in both boxes I tied a knot in the shielded cable inside the boxes that wouldn't slip through the hole that allows the cable to pass through the side of the boxes. with two holes drilled for the two pushbutton switches. Details are provided at the end of the description of the camera modification.
#Logitech quickcam pro 3000 mod#
NOTE: In June, 2003, after using this modified camera with a physical control switch for a year, I extended the mod to allow automatic computer control from my Mac. I did this so I could do brief exposures (half a second up to a few seconds) using the momentary switch and could do long exposures (from several seconds and up) using the on/off switch. One is momentary (the switch is only closed while I hold my thumb down on it and then it opens when I release my thumb) and the other is on/off (push once to close the switch, push again to open it).
There are two pushbutton switches on the remote which are wired in parallel.
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Most other people, including Martin, control the webcam from a computer, opening and closing the shutter and exposure circuits over a parallel or serial connection.
The remote control is used to manually control the exposure time. If you are going to have adequate light and do not need stereo transmission than I would consider this model if you can get it for less than the C910.Logitech Quickcam Pro 3000 Long Exposure Modification Making the Enclosure and the Remote
#Logitech quickcam pro 3000 upgrade#
This is an upgrade from the Pro 9000 in sensor, audio and low light performance. It takes super images for motion capture.
It sticks out visually.Īpart for those issues I have no complaints. Chrome bezel around lens makes this a less than covert webcam. Once properly set up it stays put but I NEVER want to move the camera or monitor again. The attachment feature is very difficult to get it to set properly on top of my LG flat screen monitor. It causes all sorts of weird visual artifacts. "Real light" or whatever they call the automatic setting for the camera is a waste of time. I would suggest this to anyone needing a decent webcam. It is more than adequate for using Skype and performing motion capture. Eighteen months ago I installed the Quickcam Pro 9000 on my computer.