• Products
    • Isadora
    • Get It
    • ADD-ONS
    • IzzyCast
    • Get It
  • Forum
  • Help
  • Werkstatt
  • Newsletter
  • Impressum
  • Dsgvo
  • Press
  • Isadora
  • Get It
  • ADD-ONS
  • IzzyCast
  • Get It
  • Press
  • Dsgvo
  • Impressum

Navigation

    • Register
    • Login
    • Search
    • Categories
    • Recent
    • Popular
    • Tags

    Birds Eye Perspective - How to question

    Events
    8
    17
    5015
    Loading More Posts
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as topic
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • gapworks
      gapworks last edited by

      Hi.

      last time i needed such thing i used a wide angle lens for an ipod 4 and epocam HD. Worked great on an adHoc network and with the new multi cam app from epocam u even have a better resolution.
      then all u need is a windshield car holder to mount your iphone or iPod. 
      best
      peter
      ps: http://www.olloclip.com/product/

      Running MBP2017 / Ventura Osx 13.6.7 / 16 GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3 / Intel HD Graphics 630 1536 MB / Latest Isadora Version / www.gapworks.at / located in Vienna Austria

      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
      • primaldivine
        primaldivine last edited by

        If you are just after a live video image to work with and not doing video tracking, the kinect is not the best lens option for you, but what is the ceiling height? And how easy is it for you hang overhead cameras? Are you on Mac or PC? Some options are Mac only,

        Pro-User Latest Beta - MacBook Pro i7 2.66GHz SSD
        www.jamiegriffiths.com Arctic Canada
        www.chickweedarts.com

        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
        • Fred
          Fred last edited by

          Super wide lense, using a cctv lens on a camera with a 1/3 sensor you can use a 2.8mm to 10mm lens , the 2.8 end is a little fish eyed and warped at the edges but will give you a good image (a 2.8 mm lens 4 meters away will give you a 6.7m x 5m image), you can use this calculator to check out what lenses to use for different distances and coverage. You will need to find a cctv camera with a changeable cmount lens to go this way). Peau producitons sell a lens like this for 60 bucks but you can find cheaper ones)

          http://polarisusa.com/pvi4
          (go to calculator mode)
          Use a lens calculator to work out the lense for your camera, I dont think you will get wide enough with the kinect wide lens and they don't provide any data on their site as to the exact details.
          You can use a camera like this
          http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dedicated-Micros-480-TVL-DM-CAM-BC4-Color-CCTV-Fixed-Security-Box-Camera-NEW-/141228833507?pt=BI_Security_Fire_Protection&hash=item20e1e4fae3
          If you are still using analogue video (still better than kinect, but you can get HD versions cheap too)
          Fred

          http://www.fredrodrigues.net/
          https://github.com/fred-dev
          OSX 13.6.4 (22G513) MBP 2019 16" 2.3 GHz 8-Core i9, Radeon Pro 5500M 8 GB, 32g RAM
          Windows 10 7700K, GTX 1080ti, 32g RAM, 2tb raided SSD

          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
          • DusX
            DusX Tech Staff last edited by

            @Fred, what type of video outs do these cameras offer.. I didn't see any listed on ebay?

            Troikatronix Technical Support

            • New Support Ticket Link: https://support.troikatronix.com/support/tickets/new
            • My Add-ons: https://troikatronix.com/add-ons/?u=dusx
            • Profession Services: https://support.troikatronix.com/support/solutions/articles/13000109444-professional-services

            Running: Win 11 64bit, i7, M.2 PCIe SSD's, 32gb DDR4, nVidia GTX 4070 | located in Ontario Canada.

            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
            • Contexter
              Contexter last edited by

              ... Turns out I have have this http://www.makayama.com/moviemount.html moviemount thing - so

              this http://makayama.com/shop/index.php?page=shop.product_details&category_id=1&flypage=flypage_images.tpl&product_id=7&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=1
              should do the job , am I right ?
              Please correct me , if I'm wrong ...
              1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
              • Contexter
                Contexter last edited by

                http://appologics.com/airbeam  to get it somewhere,  and "Syphonized" ....

                1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                • Fred
                  Fred last edited by

                  These have a composite out.

                  http://www.fredrodrigues.net/
                  https://github.com/fred-dev
                  OSX 13.6.4 (22G513) MBP 2019 16" 2.3 GHz 8-Core i9, Radeon Pro 5500M 8 GB, 32g RAM
                  Windows 10 7700K, GTX 1080ti, 32g RAM, 2tb raided SSD

                  1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                  • Fred
                    Fred last edited by

                    I can't find any specs on this lens. The angle that you want to get for the dimensions you gave is pretty wide. You can get all sorts of wide lenses but without the specs of the lens and the focal length of the setup it is pretty hard to the what it will give you.

                    http://www.fredrodrigues.net/
                    https://github.com/fred-dev
                    OSX 13.6.4 (22G513) MBP 2019 16" 2.3 GHz 8-Core i9, Radeon Pro 5500M 8 GB, 32g RAM
                    Windows 10 7700K, GTX 1080ti, 32g RAM, 2tb raided SSD

                    1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                    • Contexter
                      Contexter last edited by

                      @Fred - me too, can't find any specs ... seems the lens fitting of the case is 37mm and that's all about requirements - not more than 0.5x wide angle conversion is recommended -

                      just googling - I have no idea what would be the best -
                      any reccomendations ?
                      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                      • Fred
                        Fred last edited by

                        Well a 1/3 sensor and a c or csmount lens at 2.8mm will do the job. Otherwise find something that you can find real specs on.

                        http://www.fredrodrigues.net/
                        https://github.com/fred-dev
                        OSX 13.6.4 (22G513) MBP 2019 16" 2.3 GHz 8-Core i9, Radeon Pro 5500M 8 GB, 32g RAM
                        Windows 10 7700K, GTX 1080ti, 32g RAM, 2tb raided SSD

                        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                        • Contexter
                          Contexter last edited by

                          THANK YOU !

                          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                          • vanakaru
                            vanakaru last edited by

                            this wide angle lens is more like attachment for video camera(DVCams have commonly 37mm filter thread) and is not usable really.

                            I would go either CCTV camera or iPod Touch (4gen at least) if you have one at hand. Security cams are sometimes very cheap second hand(10 whatever) and usually come with 2.8 lens for obvious reasons. Also these are the most reliable to work with. Look at your local auction sites. 
                            But how much quality you need?
                            This happens to be surprisingly good quality for the prize and ease of use.
                            http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CCTV-Bullet-CCD-Color-Camera-SONY-1-3-Sensor-/360353006845?pt=UK_CCTV&hash=item53e6b684fd

                            MBP 4.1 & MBP (Retina, Mid 2012) MBP Retina 2017

                            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                            • gapworks
                              gapworks last edited by

                              I must tell you the wide angle lens on my ipod4 worked great , covering 6 x 6m on a ceiling height of 4m ! epocam supplied the rest.

                              best
                              peter

                              Running MBP2017 / Ventura Osx 13.6.7 / 16 GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3 / Intel HD Graphics 630 1536 MB / Latest Isadora Version / www.gapworks.at / located in Vienna Austria

                              1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                              • First post
                                Last post