In message  <3.0.1.16.19970806224451.0df771e6@mail.wantree.com.au>
 PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU writes:

> Would love to take some pics of a design and might use a camcorder, but
> I'd love to get higher res pics from some sort of frame grabber.
>
> Anyone know of a frame grabber which will input colour pictures AND
> software which can read in several pictures of say 320x400 and build
> up a 640x480 still - suitable for web page output of a quality
> comparable to that from a digital camera ?
>
> OR is there a VHS camcorder which has the capability to download higher
> resolution stills AS WELL as taking movies ?

Sony produce Digital Cam-Corders, these have the capability to be connected
to a PC to provide digital stills. Unfortunately they require some kind of
'interface lead', and these are VERY! expensive (as are the cameras!).

Nigel.

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