Taking Photos Remotely from Ceiling mounted camera ?

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Taking Photos Remotely from Ceiling mounted camera ?

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Are there any digital camera enhusiasts out there ?
Years ago I setup a Canon Powershot on the ceiling and linked it with a cable to my laptop, the Canon software allowed me to zoom in with the lens and take pictures whilst viewing the picture on screen, great idea but bit messy with trailing cables.

Things have moved on a bit since then, now you can stick a digital camera with wifi connection on the ceiling and control it remotely while viewing it on an Android tablet, apparently .... has anyone tried this whilst using the PreView software or using it for taking photos of items before or after framing ?
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Re: Taking Photos Remotely from Ceiling mounted camera ?

Post by Steve N »

Hi Adam
Have a look at this thread on the same subject
http://theframersforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=13039
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Re: Taking Photos Remotely from Ceiling mounted camera ?

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I have a preview system and it's a waste of time in my shop. The problem is on a gloomy day I set it up and it's reasonable, but if a customer is trying to make their mind up between Arq 8001 and 8977, it's a no go, simply not fine enough, it's ok to compare between mahogany and gilt and say plain oak. Tomorrow the sunshine comes out and it's completely inaccurate as the light level and colour has changed. The shop is completely fronted by windows. The answer can only be to put light above it that overpowers the external light. Currently I have four flourescent tubes directly above me, so in reality I'm looking at least at a couple of 500w halogens (tried led spots, they were useless). I neither want to pay to run them or work under them on a summers day.

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