• Location: Norway
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Topic: hardware help

Ok, so I need some new hardware (new lamps and maybe camera).

So first, the lamps. I have had some  light flicker reasontly, and I don't know why. I think it is my lamps, but I'm not sure.
and yes, I have tried to have a black shirt, film on the night and have just my lamps and my computer on.

Second, camera. I have thinking to buy a Logitech HD Webcam C910. but I don't know if it is that good for brickfilming?
So, do it have the same software as the Quickcam 9000, so I can set it to manuel focus, etc.?

So yeah, hope you can help. mini/smile

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Re: hardware help

have you tried putting paper over the lamps? (that solved my light flicker problem)

sorry, i don't know much about webcams...

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Re: hardware help

shovel pounder wrote:

have you tried putting paper over the lamps? (that solved my light flicker problem)

yes, I have.

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Re: hardware help

I have the Logitech C910, and I must say that it is an excellent camera. The biggest problems I face when using it are: the inability to turn off the lights on the front; the absence of white balance control; and the large focus integers, which make it harder to get a sharp focus.

As for the lighting. I use one of these lamps. (DO NOT twist the lamp more than 70 degrees in its socket. It WILL snap. mini/sad ) It serves me pretty well in the flicker department, as long as I cover it with paper and don't touch it. Further more, Magix movie editor has the ability to decrease the light flicker slightly, although it won't fix major flicker.

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Re: hardware help

face the lamps away from the set, and turn the gain of the camera all the way up

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Re: hardware help

$19.99 for one desk lamp? That is a rip off. I got mine for $8.99 and they look just like yours. If you can go to IKEA and get the lamps there. I got mine there and they work great. I found you need at least two for best lighting.

Here are my lamps:
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/20370383

Here is a test I did with their lighting and with a QuickCam Pro 9000:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpYxWjDl9nw

I would recommend the QuickCam Pro 9000 over the Logitech C910 because it has great picture quality but does not have the problems UniLego mentioned above.

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  • Location: Norway
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Re: hardware help

UniLego wrote:

The biggest problems I face when using it are: the inability to turn off the lights on the front; the absence of white balance control; and the large focus integers, which make it harder to get a sharp focus.

Do you recomend C910 or QCP9000?

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