From: "William Chops Westfield"
> A higher FPS won't necessarily get you less blurred pictures.  You
> need $pecial gear to go above 30fps (or maybe 60fps), and 1/60 of
> a second is still a long time when it comes to blurring.  What you
> NEED is a faster 'shutter speed.'  I don't know exactly what goes
> into 'shutter speed' for a webcam (or a non-digital video camera,
> for that matter), but you MIGHT be able to get by with nothing
> more than a faster lens on the cameras you already have (I THINK
> most webcams automatically adjust "shutter speed" to do auto
> exposure.)  You might even be able to get away with expanding
> or removing an existing "iris" from the lens you have.  Cheap
> cameras seem to use an smallish iris with a biggish lens to
> improve distortion things that might not be an issue for you.

Yes, I used the wrong terms but in summary that's what I'm looking for.

Right now I'm looking at 3 CCD models (1/2" and 1/3" sensor), from Cohu, 
Hitachi and Kowa. Shutter speed varies, but they are mostly in the range 
1/60 to 1/20000 sec.
They have models that can drive auto-iris lenses, but I think considering my 
budget I will stick with manual iris lenses in order to have a better 
control of field depth.

Cheers

Padu 

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