Generally keywords like "car remote camera" will get you there. Have a look at auction 160540167753 - that looks like the one I have The video has been downsampled then rotated 90 degrees then rotated 90=20 degrees again (using ffmpeg in Linux) so it was the right way up to view -= =20 I'd mounted the camera upside down on the subframe (hence the date at the=20 top and the wrong way up !) There is also a thread here which is where I spotted them : http://www.migweb.co.uk/forums/car-talk/428782-onboard-micro-cameras-cheap.= html And more importantly ...... how to hack them, what is inside them and=20 everything you ever wanted to know about them :) http://www.chucklohr.com/808/ Dom ----- Original Message -----=20 From: "YES NOPE9" To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2011 2:33 PM Subject: [EE] : key fob camera recorder Very nice youtube video and idea. What terms would one submit to eBay to find these ? Best Gus in Denver 99gus > On Feb 1, 2011, at 2:08 AM, Picbits Sales wrote: > > For reference Skip - these are available from Ebay for around =A37 (~$12) > brand new and delivered for the whole camera/keyring. > > I've got a couple of them and have mounted magnets on the back so I can > stick them on various parts of my car and see whats going on when I'm > driving (mechanically) > > If you're feeling really bored and want to see a 8 minutes of a wheel=20 > going > round - here is one of my videos : > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D9YMVoQbS9lQ > > Dom > > ----- Original Message -----=20 > From: "Dr Skip" > To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." > Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2011 5:21 AM > Subject: [EE] component ID help needed > > >> >> >> I need some help identifying a component in the attached pic (size and >> quality reduced to list-acceptable numbers, so hopefully still clear >> enough). I don't usually use components this small, and we won't even >> go into my eyesight... ;) >> >> This is a key fob camera/recorder. It's been flaky since purchase and >> while it had random 'bad' periods, it's unresponsive now, so I opened it >> up. Under the battery is a large smd microcontroller. Upper left is a >> mini usb and upper right is an micro SD card slot. >> >> Funny thing is, there is an unattached component lying on top >> of the SD card holder (see pic). It's a long thin 'can' with 2 leads. >> Pulling the battery back, I see an outline of the same shape screened >> onto the pcb, with 2 pads that match this escapee component perfectly. >> [see the area between usb and SD card] >> However, there are only smudged minimal markings on the component (and >> very, very tiny at that), and none other on the pcb. >> >> I can probably solder it in place, maybe, with some luck that my hand >> holds steady enough. Big solder-glob potential I think... My guess is >> it's a crystal or a cap. Can anyone confirm by sight and also let me >> know if there might be a polarization issue, or can I put it in either >> way? IIRC, a crystal won't care, but are there polarized caps this small >> these days? >> >> The leads bend toward one direction, but I'm not sure if that's because >> they were pre-formed and it never got soldered, or it bent backward >> after soldering and broke loose and flipped over prior to case closure, >> bending the leads the other way. Each way would cause the leads to bend >> opposite from the other, so if it was a polarized component, I stand a >> chance of flipping it wrongly. >> >> Thanks in advance. >> >> -Skip >> >> > --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .