On 3/25/2010 4:45 PM, ivp wrote:

> The camera he showed in the news clip is just a little point-and-click, so

> if it were me I think I'd send up a good camera with a few smarts


The camera of choice for these projects is both: a cheap point-and-click 
and also has a few smarts.  Canon point and shoot pocket cameras can be 
programmed with a script file on the SD card.  See google for CHDK: 
canon hack development kit
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