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Old February 15th 06, 12:27 PM posted to uk.sci.astronomy
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Default Step up from Toucam ?


"Robin Leadbeater" wrote in message
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Just to go back to Dylan's original question for a moment, can anyone
recommend something that WOULD be a good step up from a Toucam for

Planetary
imaging ?

I would like to be able to get higher resolution on the planets, given
all
other things being equal.




The Lumenera LU075 as Pete mentioned near the top of the thread allows
faster frame rates (What Damian Peach is using these days)


Interesting - but £750. And still only 640 x 480 pixels

There have been some tests published on QCUIAG which suggest that the
USB2.0
1.3Mpixel Logitech Fusion webcam can match and possibly improve on the
performance of the Toucam Pro despite being CMOS technology


Very interesting - and at £50, probably worth a try. 1280 x 960

Also Steve Chambers/Jon Grove are curently working on a dedicated
planetary
camera to complement the Artemis. Keep a look out on QCUIAG too for the
latest news on that one.

Robin


Thanks Robin.