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In article <pan.2011.05.30.21.21.52.975185@deadspam.com>,
Henrik Carlqvist  <Henrik.Carlqvist@deadspam.com> wrote:
> ebenZEROONE@verizon.net (Hactar) wrote:
> 
> > What kind of low-cost video recording devices are out there?  There's
> > the Kodak ZM-1 http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003WOLOLU ($40), which works,
> > but it's not widescreen ("HD").  It records onto a card (Micro SD), so
> > there's no problem with Linux compatibility as long as the file's in a
> > reasonable format.
> > 
> > So what else similar is out there?  How much would I have to pay for
> > wide-screen capability?
> 
> In short, you almost allways get what you pay for. For those $40 you get
> VGA resolution (640x480), and no optical zoom.
> 
> If you want widescreen HD you have the kodak ZX3 with  1920x1080
> resolution which gives you about 6 times as many pixels for 3 times the
> price: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0030MITDK

Nifty.  On that page, picture #5 (out of 8) shows it mounted on
something.  Does that mount come with it?  Can it masquerade as a webcam
under Linux or Windows?

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video recording device ebenZEROONE@verizon.net (Hactar) - 2011-05-30 15:42 -0400
  Re: video recording device Henrik Carlqvist <Henrik.Carlqvist@deadspam.com> - 2011-05-30 23:21 +0200
    Re: video recording device ebenZEROONE@verizon.net (Hactar) - 2011-05-30 18:43 -0400
      Re: video recording device Henrik Carlqvist <Henrik.Carlqvist@deadspam.com> - 2011-05-31 08:01 +0200

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