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Re: Solid state cameras (fwd)
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Date: Thu, 06 Aug 1998 13:17:38 +0930
From: Mark Finnis <mefinnis-at-medicine.adelaide.edu.au>
To: Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
Subject: Re: Solid state cameras (fwd)
At 08:50 PM 05/08/98 -0600, Gary Lau wrote:
>I'm contemplating the purchase of a solid state still-image camera, to be
>used largely in documenting the construction and operation of my coil.
>I've seen videos of TC operation that are plagued by snowy interference,
>and I'm wondering if solid state CCD imagers are simply a bad idea
>anywhere near operating coils. Has anyone used one sucessfully with
>near-photographic quality?
>
>Also, do current models permit extended (multi-second "B" mode) exposures?
No. Longest exposure with current CCD's is about 0.25s, which is way too
short for good coil pictures.
I have an Olympus C1400-L, which is a very nice camera, fantastic for
documentation & web site photos, but NFG for photos of sparks !! No
problems with interference, I have taken a few photos, but they ain't much
to speak of :-(
For sparks still use good old fashioned Nikon 35mm SLR.
Cheers,
Mark
Doing the little I can for the Ozone layer ...
Tesla Page <http://www.cobweb-dot-com.au/~dkfinnis>