"First" digital camera

From: Tony Duell <ard_at_p850ug1.demon.co.uk>
Date: Sun May 30 12:10:18 2004

> > Maybe back then, but I am sure these days you can get a junked camcorder for
> > not too much and extract the CCD.
> I've got a few JVC camcorder viewfinders that have been reverse-engineered to
> the point of being able to display PAL composite video. I might try one of

Normally you can get JVC service manuals... All my video cameras have the
old-fashioned CRT-based viewfinders, and it's generally easy to see where
to feed video into those.

> them on my COSMAC ELF later, just to see if they can sync to NTSC as well.
>
> OT:
> And now to go back to the fun job of fiddling with a pair of dead Jenoptik
> cameras. I've got one working, another just needs some connectors reseating.
> I would like to know what the 8-pin SOIC chip that sits between the camera
> controller and the video output. Hmm. Pin8 is video out.. Pin5/Pin6 GND, pin7
> NC.. Hm. Fun! :)

Any markings on it at all?

-tony
Received on Sun May 30 2004 - 12:10:18 BST