The only way to get them in the UK is to ask someone in the US (or a
reasonably close-to-the-border Canadian or Mexican locale) to cross
over and get some. There are some available on eBay from time to time,
but they're apparently not the most reliable source - I've heard
stories of dead cameras, and the prices are usually prohibitive.

-Randy

On 7/26/06, Mat <list@piccoder.co.uk> wrote:
> Is there any where you can get these in the UK??
>
> Mat
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On Behalf Of
> Gus S Calabrese
> Sent: 26 July 2006 03:03
> To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public.
> Subject: Re: [EE]: 'Disposable' digital cameras
>
> I have about 8 of the CVS camcorders.
> They have become a hot commodity.
> I bought mine for $16 each.
> Now I see them sell for over $50 USD.
> I have modified some of mine to take telephoto lenses
> Best authority is John Maushammer
> www.maushammer.com
> AGSC
>
> On 2006-Jul 25, at 17:43hrs PM, Randy Glenn wrote:
>
> Philip, I may have one of the firmware 3.70s that you can have.
> Consider it a down payment on the Logic Analyzer :)
>
> Contact me offlist with your address.
>
> -Randy
>
> On 7/25/06, Philip Pemberton <philpem@dsl.pipex.com> wrote:
> > Looks like a few of the Camerahacking.com forum members have found
> > a way to
> > decode the encryption keys on the CVS / Pure Digital / etc.
> > disposable digital
> > cameras and camcorders:
> >    <http://www.hackaday.com/entry/1234000097073809/>
> >
> > The code's been zapped from the main SourceForge site, but
> > apparently it's
> > still kicking around on a few of the mirror sites.
> >
> > Now, is there anyone within range of a CVS (or anywhere that stocks
> > the
> > cameras) that could pick up a few of these cameras and mail them to
> > me? My
> > projects list is looking decidedly bare at the moment, and I'd love
> > to get a
> > couple of these cameras to rig as remote-triggered digicams. Seems
> > they'd be
> > ideal for aerial photography and other harsh environments...
> >
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