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In article <andrew.660810674@earwax.pd.uwa.oz.au> andrew@earwax.pd.uwa.oz.au (Andrew Williams) writes:
>Hi- I am interested in getting hold of a very small (less than 15cm,
>the smaller the better) CCD camera. I want to interface it to a computer,
>so the video circuitry would be a hinderance (I can handle the
>electronics to drive the raw CCD, but building a frame grabber to decode
>composite video would be a pain). I gather TI sells a 200 by 200 CCD
>chip- Is there anyone out there who knows where I can find a camera,
>with all the fiddly optical bits and CCD mounting, based around that
>chip, or any other?
>
 I know that RS Electronics (a UK company) do a midget CCD camera about 100x60x40 mm,
with a mass of about 230g .If I recall, it contains all the fancy stuff to drive a 
standard monochrome 50Hz TV, and retails for about 350 pounds sterling. RS live in
Corby, Northamptonshire, but their stuff is only available for trade. If you can get
a full address for them, and convince them that you are a genuine academic (a good
bit of bullshit written by you (on behalf of the head of your department naturally..errm)
on headed notepaper has been known to work. If you are lucky,they will send you a
catalogue with about 25000 wierd and wonderful gizmos in, maybe for free. I think they
have subsidiaries/associates in th EEC and also in US, but as for Oz....well. Still, its
worth a try.



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