2 Jul
2010
2 Jul
'10
12:26 p.m.
But are
replaceemnt CCD sensors for most video cameras any easier to
find than replacement eyes?
Uh, yes, and it's a whole lot easier to replace. Plus, nice, non-HD- capable video cameras should be really inexpensive on
the used market
these days. You could get a few, and use a few of them to pull spare
parts from. It's not like the things are rare or hard to find, if
you're not too picky about the exact model.
If you want to replace the image sensor you pretty much do need to get
the exact same model (or at least a closely related one...)
Plus, with the proper filter on the camera, you're unlikely to damage
the CCD. I'd much rather risk losing an easily replacable NTSC or PAL
video camera than my vision.
That is problably sensible. I've said many times that hte 3 parts of me
that I depend on are my vision, my hands, and my brain. Most other things
(legs, hearing, etc) I could maange without (this does not mean I am
goign to deliberately harm myself), but I use the first 3 for everything
I do...
-tony