Re: [Elphel-support] Questions regarding "zoom in ... now enhance" blog post

2011-04-13 Thread Andrey Filippov
On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 7:28 AM, Florent Thiery wrote: > Hello, > > First, please let me introduce our use case; we are trying to use Elphel > cameras (353 + Computar 4-8mm 1/2") to get maximum resolution (> FullHD), 25 > fps video. > > Our current problems are about image quality when zooming on

Re: [Elphel-support] Flash on a two camera system

2011-04-13 Thread Andreas Bean
Andrey, I understand. I see two options: 1) turning leds always on 2) adding a mechanical shutter Has anyone added a mechanical shutter to an 353 before? Andreas Andrey Filippov schrieb: > > Andreas, > > that depends on what are you trying to capture. If ERS distortion is > not a problem in

[Elphel-support] Flash on a two camera system

2011-04-13 Thread Andrey Filippov
Andreas, that depends on what are you trying to capture. If ERS distortion is not a problem in your case, and the LED is just to provide more light, not limit the exposure - yes, you can do that (same as if LEDs were always ON for the camera). If on the other hand, you need LED as a "snapshot shu

Re: [Elphel-support] Flash on a two camera system

2011-04-13 Thread Andreas Bean
Andrey, I can't set the exposure time even near 67ms. We have difficult lighting conditions. For example, we have an indoor room with a bright window where the cam is moving. Setting the exposure time to 72ms will give me a blurred image of the window. Anything else may be sharp due to the fact th

Re: [Elphel-support] Flash on a two camera system

2011-04-13 Thread Andrey Filippov
Sebastian, Most consumer cameras with ERS have additional mechanical shutter - it opens 1/15 sec (if they used the same senor) after the sensor starts exposing the first line, readout starts after the shutter closes. When using the bright LED it the LED on state is virtually the same as mechanical

Re: [Elphel-support] Flash on a two camera system

2011-04-13 Thread Sebastian Pichelhofer
On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 21:03, Andreas Bean wrote: > Andrey, > > In fact we develop a led light and not a discharge flash, therefore the > light isn't deposited in a short period. You say the exposure of the > last scanline starts 67ms after the first line. I'm trying the get light > intensity hig

Re: [Elphel-support] Flash on a two camera system

2011-04-13 Thread Andreas Bean
Andrey, In fact we develop a led light and not a discharge flash, therefore the light isn't deposited in a short period. You say the exposure of the last scanline starts 67ms after the first line. I'm trying the get light intensity high enough for an exposure time of 5ms. This means that the leds

Re: [Elphel-support] Flash on a two camera system

2011-04-13 Thread Andrey Filippov
Andreas, Why do you need pulse _before_ trigger? With this senor exposure of the first line start 8 scan lines after the trigger, last line exposure starts 1/15 sec later. So if you want to use a flash, you need to set the exposure time >1/15 sec and trigger flash 1/15 after the trigger. The FPGA

[Elphel-support] Flash on a two camera system

2011-04-13 Thread Andreas Bean
Hello, We are setting up a two camera system where the two cams will be connected with the synchronization cable. As I remember it is possible to transmit the timestamp to get exactly matching filenames. Within this configuration we want to trigger a flash via an infrared sender. Whats the b