[dba-Tech] Cameras etc

Thanka Ed and Lembit. Doesn't sound too promising. I thought it might be
one of these things that sounds great in theory....and it looks like
that's right. Perhaps I should suggest my brother saves his money.

Andy

> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com 
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Tesiny, Ed
> Sent: 05 September 2003 19:22
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Cameras etc
> 
> 
> Hi Andy,
> At work our IT folks were playing around with a desktop 
> video/audio setup about 1 1/2 years ago.  I believe it was a 
> monitor mounted Pictel camera.  It required a dedicated ISDN 
> telephone line to get decent refresh rate and it still was 
> choppy and the image was kinda small. They pretty much gave 
> up on that for a top of the line PicTel teleconferencing 
> system that required 6 dedicated ISDN lines but now we're 
> talking big $$, the phone lines are expensive and they would 
> prefer we don't use it. I sure technology has other options 
> now with DSL/cable.  There's always the digital camera or 
> digital camcorder.  I just started looking at digital 
> cameras, something neat about not having to use 
> film/developing and all that.  Some of the digital cameras 
> also have a movie option where I believe you can record some 
> motion, roughly 80 seconds on the 16 Mb card that comes with 
> the camera but you can probably get a lot more if you spring 
> for the 256 Mb card about $150. Panasonic is running a 
> special this month, their $299 camera with a Leica lens comes 
> with a free 128 Mb card, I'm leaning in that direction. 
> Sorry, can't be of more help.
> 
> Ed Tesiny
> EdTesiny at oasas.state.ny.us
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andy Lacey [mailto:andy at minstersystems.co.uk] 
> Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 1:26 PM
> To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
> Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Cameras etc
> 
> 
> Thanks Bryan and Francisco for the feedback. Anyone else have 
> any experience of this?
> 
> andy
> 
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