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> Date:    Thu, 10 Feb 2000 07:53:05 +0100
> From:    Peter Keller <pkeller@DATALINK.CH>
> Subject: Digital camera
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> Hi
> I'm look for a lowcost handheld digital camera with a serial port for
> controlling the shutter and downloading xxx.jpg files.
> I want to automatically take pictures and store the files to a bank of
> 16 serial eeproms. the new picture will erase the oldest.
> Any idea ?

Peter,

Check out the following links, they describe software that will do what you
ask.

http://www.average.org/digicam/

http://www.lightner.net/lightner/bruce/photopc/ppc_use.html

It turns out many of the digital cameras use the same chipset and this code
will allow a PC to talk to these cameras. The source is available, so you
should be able to make any RS232 capable device, for example a PIC, control
the camera.