For time lapse, get one of these embeded linux boards with usb support,
attach a hard drive and 4 usb cameras to it, 1 for each side of the car.
If you choose wisely, you can probably have such a system working in
your car for less than US$100.


-mmj

-----Original Message-----
From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On Behalf
Of Ben Hencke
Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 6:47 PM
To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public.
Subject: Re: [PIC]project idea: web camera+PIC+flash mem pen


Are you interested in taking time lapse pictures for cases of hit and
run when you are not around? For this, I have seen stickers on cars that
say they have a camera inside, but it could be a possibility that this
is just to deter thieves that read the stickers. You might want to check
with various car mod sites, I'm sure someone makes something like this.

Building it with a PIC would be somewhat difficult as the USB PICs I am
aware of can't access devices on the bus. You could probably use a PIC
to control the snapshot button of a cheap digital camera, and tie that
into a motion and/or shock sensor though. At k-mart I got a really cheap
$20 GEMINI digital camera that only has 2 buttons, takes up to 20
pictures and would be ideal for a PIC project. It even takes a few
seconds of blurry  video on one of its settings. You might not be able
to see the license plate clearly, but at least get a basic glimpse of
the make/model.

- Ben

On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 14:56:51 -0800, William Chops Westfield
<westfw@mac.com> wrote:
> On Feb 25, 2005, at 8:11 AM, microsoftwarecontrol wrote:
> 
> > My car was hit and the guy hit my car
> > making a story and causes lot of trouble
> > to me. I want put such a picture keep
> > system in my car to protect me.
> >
> Disposable film cameras of good quality cost less than $10. Arguably, 
> it is "obviously" a good idea for every car to have one it's glove 
> compartment.  Not many people do so, though.  I have several in a 
> cabinet (handy for the kids), but hadn't thought of leaving any in the

> car (not that a car is not a good environment for any kind of camera, 
> storage-wise.)  Chances are, even if I did have a camera in the car, I

> would forget to use it when I should. (My wife keeps her digital in 
> her purse, and still forgets to take pictures of things that she 
> wanted to have pictures of.)
> 
> Russellis probably better at this :-)
> 
> BillW
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