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All you FE guys might find this technology of interest. I mounted a 19 gram ultra-miniature video camera, (MicroCam), that I help develop in a waterproof housing (with glass lens) on the back of a 33” fiberglass mono hull FE. The boat can hit 50 MPH but the most interesting thing is watching the video as if you were actually inside the cockpit of the boat yourself.
To my knowledge this is the first ultra-miniature HD video and audio/DVR, (720P), to provide a full 30 fps with no image smearing. This is the very first pre-production camera unit and I hand-carried it back from China about two weeks ago. I am working with the high-technology electronics factory that will produce this particular camera in China. I think it has great potential.
The MicroCam features a brand new 2 Megapixel image chip Manufactured in the US and used in the newer cell phones. This image chip itself has the ability to process video at 60 fps but the current limitation is in the digital image processing “brain” and the speed of data transfer to the 2 to 16 Gb Micro SD card that stores the audio/video. The MicroCam has a built-in LiPo battery (included in the 19 gram weight), that can be charged via its mini USB port.
There are four improvements I want t make before this newest MicroCam goes into full production. I will be back to China in a few weeks to continue by engineering work with the factory. In the mean time, I will be posting more onboard video from several other FE boats I have set up.
This is the link to the Utube video is below. HOWEVER, I just posted the video and it may take a bit of time for Utube to load it onto their site. Hopefully it will be processed by the time you read this.
To my knowledge this is the first ultra-miniature HD video and audio/DVR, (720P), to provide a full 30 fps with no image smearing. This is the very first pre-production camera unit and I hand-carried it back from China about two weeks ago. I am working with the high-technology electronics factory that will produce this particular camera in China. I think it has great potential.
The MicroCam features a brand new 2 Megapixel image chip Manufactured in the US and used in the newer cell phones. This image chip itself has the ability to process video at 60 fps but the current limitation is in the digital image processing “brain” and the speed of data transfer to the 2 to 16 Gb Micro SD card that stores the audio/video. The MicroCam has a built-in LiPo battery (included in the 19 gram weight), that can be charged via its mini USB port.
There are four improvements I want t make before this newest MicroCam goes into full production. I will be back to China in a few weeks to continue by engineering work with the factory. In the mean time, I will be posting more onboard video from several other FE boats I have set up.
This is the link to the Utube video is below. HOWEVER, I just posted the video and it may take a bit of time for Utube to load it onto their site. Hopefully it will be processed by the time you read this.
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