List of computer-controllable cameras needed

Greetings:

I am hoping to generate a list of cameras which will
be candidates for major surgery to make a peltier-
cooled camera for prime-focus astrophotography.
The major requirements a

1. min. of 1.3 megapixel CCD sensor;
2. controllable by wire (serial, USB, firewire, etc.)
3. RAW (or TIFF) image format, downloadable
over wire;
3. camera electronics will still function with lens
(and zoom or focusing hardware) removed;
4. need not be an SLR or have removable lenses
if above criteria are met;
5. manual control of exposure and shutter with bulb
mode and disable of autofocus;
6. no mechanical shutter mechanism if possible.

Certainly there are high-end bodies with these
features but cost is a consideration. Some
consumer point-and-shoot models have some or
most of these features and would be candidates
for cannibalization. So far I have investigated:

1. Casio QV-8000(SX)
2. Canon PowerShot G3

I would much appreciate addtions to this list.

Regards,

Michael Grigoni
Cybertheque Museum

I am hoping to generate a list of cameras which will
be candidates for major surgery to make a peltier-
cooled camera for prime-focus astrophotography.

I've settled on the Kodak DC290; it satisfies most of
the criteria of my original post, can be remotely linked
by IrDA/serial/USB connections, has SDKs for Unix
and Win32 and is cheap.

I will update this thread with a URL to the webpage which
documents this effort as it progresses.

Regards,

Michael