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Old 16-09-2005, 06:01 PM
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USB 2 Toucam in the works...

Seems Philips are working on a USB2 version of the Toucam . Spec details can be found in this pdf (260K).

From what I've found/read (taken with large quantities of salt)....

Due out in the next few months (Oct/Nov ish ).
Same CCD chip as the current Toucams.
Costs around ~68-86 Euros.

It'd be interesting to see what this little beast is capable of with the higher bandwidth and 90fps.
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Old 16-09-2005, 07:08 PM
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If it really comes out soon, i'll definitely buy it straight away.

To be able to image @ 30fps without compression and data loss, will be able to capture many more frames in a short period of time, to find the best frames where the seeing was momentarily the best.

It will be a much cheaper option than the Lumenera (>$1500) or any other high quality planetary CCD cam out there.
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Old 16-09-2005, 07:27 PM
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just when you thought phillips were getting out of webcams.


now mike, the 5x barlow first if you please, the twotoucam next!!!!

i want mike to do saturn!
i want mike to do saturn!
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Old 16-09-2005, 07:48 PM
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Once again with large amounts of salt.... The guy that made most of the statements I listed above, claims Philips are sending him a review sample by the end of October... so maybe by xmas time down in these parts if we're lucky?

The chap is a member of the QCUIAG Yahoo group.....
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Old 12-10-2005, 07:05 PM
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Seems the first lot have been sent out... Europe grabbing up most of them with apparently only 20 units making it to the US.
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Old 12-10-2005, 07:07 PM
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cool!
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did i just hear iceman hop on a plane to go to europe?????
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Old 12-10-2005, 07:30 PM
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Can't wait to see the test results!
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Old 12-10-2005, 07:42 PM
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did i just hear iceman hop on a plane to go to europe?????
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Old 12-10-2005, 07:52 PM
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hey houghy, pretend you have one, everyone stirs you about naglers, but this is ice' vice, ice's one weakness!!!!
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Old 17-10-2005, 11:46 AM
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Old 17-10-2005, 11:54 AM
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Very interesting, thanks for the link Andrew. Looks like a nice xmas pressie on the cards, though getting an adapter to fit might be a hassle.

I wonder if Steve Mogg has been thinking about this..
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Old 17-10-2005, 12:08 PM
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Yep, it'll be on my list for xmas too. It wouldn't take long to whip up a new adapter design so hopefully some shots in the near future, however I recall Robert saying in a QCUIAG post that he doesn't have USB2 on his laptop , so we might have to wait a little longer to see what this baby can really do with the higher bandwidth.
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A second review. This one actually rips it to bits. Doesn't look too hard to use a different housing/hobby box etc, which could then allow the use of current adapters.
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Hmm - pity it's not USB2.0 after all though, that's a USB1.0 driver in there.

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Old 19-10-2005, 06:52 PM
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huh? It's not USB2? What's the purpose of it then? I thought the whole idea of the new cam was that it was USB2..
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From the review..... [quote]Unfortunately the camera is no real USB2 device in terms of bandwidth and throughput of data. USB view shows that it is recognized as a USB1.1 device. To test if it is not my USB port that is wrong, I tested a real USB2 device in the same USB port. See the screenshots. Left one is the SPC900NC, right one a USB2 external harddisk. USB view can be downloaded here: http://www.ftdichip.com/Resources/Utilities.htm

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huh? It's not USB2? What's the purpose of it then? I thought the whole idea of the new cam was that it was USB2..
quick get the smelling Salts before Mike passes out. maybe thats a small error inght printing!
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Old 19-10-2005, 07:26 PM
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The Product Information Sheet on the Philips site says it is "USB 2.0 compatible"
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