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Elecom UCAM-DLX300 and UCAM-DLV300T 3Mpix Webcams

Japanese computer accessory maker Elecom introduces two new 3 Megapixel webcams, the UCAM-DLX300 and the UCAM-DLV300T. Both models are able to capture 2048×1536 images. They can record 1280×720 HD video at 30fps. These webcams capture 2048×1536 video at 15fps and at 10fps respectively.


The UCAM-DLX300 can be clipped to your monitor easily and the UCAM-DLV300T has a stand. The former costs 9135 Yen while the latter is priced at 9,870 Yen.

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Adding the Adaptor to the Quickcam Pro 4000 meant you had to unscrew the webcam and take it apart first, but luckily the Philips SPC900 webcam is really easy to take apart and add your eyepiece adaptor to.

Remove monitor clip

The large plastic clip on the webcam can be removed, there is no screw or anything you can really break here, just pry and pull the long plastic clip away from the webcam.

Below is a picture of the clip after it has been removed.

Remove outer lens cover

First of all you will need to pry off the outer lens cover of the SPC900, I did this myself with a small jewellery type screwdriver – the smallest I could find. You may be able to see from the photos that I did manage to slightly scratch/indent the plastic where I inserted the screwdriver.



After you get the screwdriver in, just gently pull out the lens cover, which once out completely, looks like the image below.



Unscrew the main lens

Now just unscrew the main lens cover until you can take it out.





Remember – do not leave the sensor open to the air for too long as dust could get in. So have your eyepiece adaptor ready.



The image above shows the webcam with no outer lens or main lens, and it’s now ready to have the adaptor added.



Now just screw in your eyepiece adaptor, the one I have fits really well. When you purchase your webcam eyepiece adaptor make sure you purchase the adaptor which is made for the SPC900 luckily this also fits the Logitech Quickcam Pro 4000 and 5000.

Once you have finished you will have your eyepiece adaptor ready for use. Mine is pictured with an extra screw-in clear lens to keep the dust away from the webcam CCD sensor.



Cover white light on webcam

The Philips SPC900 webcam has a white light which comes on when the webcam is in use which is very bright and annoying when out in the dark. Some people have used a black felt tip and coloured it in, instead in the photo below I have just added some blu tak and placed it over the light area, just in case I ever want to use the webcam as a normal webcam or even sell the webcam at a later date.



SPC900 Webcam has common screw mount

A nice thing about the Philips SPC900 webcam is that it has a screw-in mount socket, so you could always screw the webcam into a mini tripod or even a regular large tripod if you so desire.



Where to purchase the Philips SPC900 in the UK

I purchased my Philips SPC900 from Amazon, but Pixmania also sell the webcam. In 2007 mine cost £46 delivered through Amazon.co.uk. Other companies did stock the webcam but it did cost a lot more from them.

Overall Initial Impressions

After using the webcam once – compared to the Logitech Quickcam Pro 4000, the Philips SPC900 does seem to be a lot better for Astronomy use, even though both have CCD sensors.

The VLounge software that comes with the SPC900 webcam gives you a lot more control of the webcam – such as being able to change the brightness, contrast, gamma, shutter speed, frames per second and much more. You will need to play with these settings to get the best out of the SPC900.

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Another CES has come and gone, but my back and feet still ache. I did flirt with the idea of filing my stories from my Treo via e-mail, but I am a little too reliant on the spellchecker, so I had to lug my laptop. For those of you who avoided the 140,000 geeks in Las Vegas this week, you missed a show filled with cool new product announcements, vendor hype, and industry squabbling. It was great.

Even among those of us who went, the first question anyone asks is, “Did you see anything cool?” So here it is. My apologies to the 45 other cool things I saw, but I am very tired and really need to catch up on some sleep.

LG Combo Drive

Honestly, I didn’t see it coming. I know LG has been saying it was going to do this, but frankly, I thought it was just spinning its platters. This is a pretty big deal, especially since the player costs just a few hundred dollars more than a dedicated Blue-ray or HD-DVD player. That said, I am not sure there is going to be a big market for mixed music libraries. When consumers do pick a high-defintion music player, I think they will stick with it.

The Blu-ray consortium made a bold declaration that it was the victor of the format war already. I appreciate the gamesmanship, but that kind of hubris comes with a price. Nonetheless, I am still sticking with Blu-ray as my projected winner when all is said and done.

Sansa Connect

In order to compete against the excellent iPod and iPod nano you have to innovate–big time. Microsoft is making an attempt with the Zune, but so far has come up short. I think the Sansa Connect takes mobile audio a big step forward. With built-in WiFi the new player will let you access Plays4Sure subscription music service to be named in the next few weeks. (I guessed Rhapsody, was told I was wrong by a SanDisk source, and now I am leaning toward Urge.) From any hotspot. You can download tracks, store them on the players 4GB of memory, and even “share” tracks by sending picks to other users. They have to be subscribers, but this is still pretty cool. Plus, it looks great and even has an internal speaker.

Kleer Wireless Headphones

This was another CES surprise. This is going to be a huge year for wireless headsets with stereo, and most of them are going to use Bluetooth. We have tested a bunch of Bluetooth headsets at PCMag, and although they work fine, the audio quality isn’t audiophile quality. There just isn’t enough bandwidth to offer super-high-quality sound. But Kleer has developed a 2.6-GHz technology that offers real CD-quality sound. It sounds good to me, but I don’t have audio analyst Tim Gideon’s take on them; he has a way better ear than I do. So far this is just a reference design, but there will be models shipping soon. Expect us to get these in the lab soon for testing.

SlingCatcher

The Slingbox has collected thousands of fans by letting users watch and control their TVs from their PCs, over a home network or even the Internet. At CES, Sling Media Showed off the SlingCatcher, which reverses the process–you will be able to watch video that you stored on your PC on your TV. This is pretty much what the Apple TV will do, but the SlingCatcher will work with more than just iTunes. All the movies you downloaded from TorrentSpy? Now you can stream them to your TV. I think Sling will expand the features on both the SlingBox and SlingCatcher in the next few months. I am betting they have a fully functional PVR/media server in the next six months.

Apple iPhone

OK, the iPhone wasn’t really at CES. So shoot me. Although one of my esteemed colleagues in the industry expressed annoyance that this “wasn’t really a phone,” I still think it is wicked cool. It isn’t just a phone that plays music; there are lots of those on the market. It is a full smartphone, and could be one of the most powerful handsets on the market. Although, hello, this phone needs 3G VERY badly.

There are more, of course, but CES was exhausting. It is time for a nap. Next week, I have to start begging companies to send us products to test. Then we will see if my “cool” picks really hold up.

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