Here's one solution which speak serial so it'd be easy to hook up to a
PIC. It's not cheap but it's easy:

http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~cmucam2/
http://www.robotshop.ca/home/suppliers/seattle-robotics-en/seattle-robotics-cmucam-robot-vison.html
http://www.seattlerobotics.com/cmucam2.htm

Cheers,
Zik

On 11/23/06, Mauricio Jancic <info@janso.com.ar> wrote:
> Hi,
>         I need to obtain an image inside a PIC, it can be any PIC a 33, 24,
> or any other, it doesn't matter. I would like to hear experiences and/or
> suggestions on what would be the best thing to use to obtain the image.
>
>         The image needs to be at least 640x480 pixels, monochrome, I only
> need one still image, not a video. The image will be taken 15 cm (or a
> custom fixed distance) from the object and a proper lens will be installed.
>
>         I'm open to any option, but preferably medium qty solutions (1000
> units)
>
> Regards,
>
> Mauricio Jancic
> Janso Desarrollos
> www.janso.com.ar
> info@janso.com.ar
> (54) 11-4542-3519
>
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