On Wed, Oct 17, 2007 at 09:01:44AM -0400, Douglas A. Tutty wrote: > On Wed, Oct 17, 2007 at 02:48:12AM -0400, Kevin Mark wrote: > > On Tue, Oct 16, 2007 at 06:48:44PM -0400, Douglas A. Tutty wrote: > > > I've done small work before but this is so tiny that actually seeing > > > what I'm doing will be one of the big challenges. The existing hinges > > > are 3mm x 3mm x 15mm or so and are resessed into the temple about 1.5 > > > mm. The old ones have to be mechanically removed, the divit filled with > > > a replacement piece of horn, then new hinges fitted. > > > > > > I'm wondering if normal consumer-grade digital cameras that have a macro > > > function (such as some of the Panasonic ones) can hook up to my linux > > > box to allow continuous viewing (like a close-up video camera). I would > > > mount it on a tripod. > > > I think many webcams can be viewed in this way, having a display of what > > you are looking at. > > http://www.cs.cornell.edu/~reynolds/quickcam/ > > Do web cams have the fine resolution and can they be mounted on a > tripod? The tools (e.g. chisels) I'll be using are about 0.75 mm wide. > The work field will be about 3 cm square, and I'll want to see it full > screen (21" drafting CRT 1600 x 1200).
I would say no to the webcams. I'm sure there are some camera's that do what you want, but it surely varies from model to model and depends on the drivers supporting it. Both these mean you'll have to do some research. I suggest you get to one of the camera lists (I'm sure gphoto2 has some lists that owuld be appropriate). A
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