You can focus in closer by moving the lens further out (external lens mount, extension tube etc.) or by just adding a magnifying glass between the camera & the LCD. RP On 25/10/2007, Jinx wrote: > > Sparkfun has some cameras with RS232 or SPI interface. > > Thanks. The prototype will be a hack (haven't had a good old > hack in a while), something OTS will be useful for the future > > My only concern might be whether the focal length is short > enough to capture the LCD characters cleanly, have to look > into that > > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist