Here is a page of Rob Cockerham's* experience with the Eyeclops: http://www.cockeyed.com/science/eyeclops/eyeclops.shtml
* Of "How Much is Inside", etc. ~~James www.turtlezero.com On Sun, Nov 21, 2010 at 7:36 PM, Stephen Guerin <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi Nick, > > We have the $30 Bionic Eye with our kids. It was basically a 200x CMOS > camera that put out an NTSC signal to the TV. I strongly recommend it. > Though I played with it more than they :-) > > http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=eyeclops&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=15384889591559532059&ei=WrnpTLarHZTWtQO3kuCwCw&sa=X&oi=product_catalog_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CFEQ8wIwBg#<http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=eyeclops&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=15384889591559532059&ei=WrnpTLarHZTWtQO3kuCwCw&sa=X&oi=product_catalog_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CFEQ8wIwBg%23> > > The newer version has an LCD screen, 400x zoom, multiple lenses, usb > memory, battery power which would make it a lot more portable and useful. If > it were me, I would splurge for this and I bet it won't get discarded as > quickly due to having to be hooked to a TV. > http://www.amazon.com/Eyeclops-61081-EyeClops-BioniCam/dp/B00153C5KY > > It's nice that you use it to magnify all sorts of things without having to > use microphone slides. Of course, it's not as traditional and may not feel > as "science-y" but who cares about that... :-) > > Your free to long-term borrow our cyclops. > > -S > > _____________________________________________________________ > [email protected] > (m) 505-216-6226 (o) 505-995-0206 > sfcomplex.org | simtable.com | ambientpixel.com | redfish.com > > On Nov 21, 2010, at 12:26 PM, Nicholas Thompson wrote: > > H’lo everybody, > > Does anybody have any hands-on experience with purchasing a digital usb > microscope for a child? > > EVERYBODY seems to be making these things now and the prices range from 50 > to a thousand dollars. It seems like a REALLY great opportunity to get > ripped off. No clear standards, no basis of comparison. > > My goal is to get one good enough so that my grandson can see single celled > creatures moving around in pond scum. Is 150x enough, or do we need 200x? > > Issues: > > Magnification. Are the magnification ratios comparable between > manufacturers. It seems that some manufacturers are getting high ratings by > digital, rather than optical means. Is that fair? Or even by telling you > to move the microscope away from the subject. Is there any way to get a > handle on the quality of the optics? Will I care? If there is no change in > OPTICAL magnification, then magnification boils down to lighting and > resolution, right? > > Resolution: is megapixels the proper measure of resolution in these > systems? > > Lighting. The microscope itself has led lights on it. Some 4, some 8. > For higher magnfications, more light is needed. How much? More led’s can > raise the price substantially. > > Image capture: Some seem to contain a camera, some perhaps just to pass the > image through to a computer. Not clear how this makes a difference, given > that the “end user” is a computer, in any case. > > Stand: Stands are extra and range from 14 to 100 bucks. Does it make a > difference > > Operating System: Many of these things seem to top out at Vista or XP. > > Seller: Lord, I would pay a little extra to deal with somebody who knew > what they were doing! > > Anybody have any thoughts? Please assume that I haven’t a clue what I am > up to, here. > > Nick > > Nicholas S. Thompson > Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology > Clark University > http://home.earthlink.net/nthompson > http://www.cusf.org > > > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org > > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org >
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