[PSUBS-MAILIST] Virtual Viewports

[Cliff Redus via Personal_Submersibles]

Does anyone know how Carsten has packaged his video cameras and what kind
of equipment he is using in his newest boat?

cliff

On Sat, Jan 16, 2016 at 6:07 PM, Alan via Personal_Submersibles <
personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:

> No Doug, at least not for navigation.
> I have a camera mount for an underwater camera on my ambient sub.
> It was made from a car side mirror mount & has pan & tilt capability
> however the angle range is not great. They sell camera gimbals on
> hobbyking's site, that may be better for doing the pan & tilt.
> Alan
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On 17/01/2016, at 8:52 am, Douglas Suhr via Personal_Submersibles <
> personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
>
> Nice suggestions Alan. Do you plan on having cameras on your sub? ~
> Douglas S.
>
> On Sat, Jan 16, 2016 at 2:45 PM, Alan via Personal_Submersibles <
> personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
>
>> While I am at it Cliff,
>> if you are using a standard camera in a housing & it has
>> infrared controls on it, you can take the transmitter led out of the
>> control
>> unit & fix it so it is eyeballing the receiver unit on the camera, then
>> extend the
>> wires back to the transmitter inside the hull.
>> I learnt that trick off someone who uses it commercially.
>> Alan
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>> > On 17/01/2016, at 8:28 am, Alan via Personal_Submersibles <
>> personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
>> >
>> > also Google ROV camera on image search
>> > & their are a lot of units to explore.
>> > Alan
>> >
>> > Sent from my iPad
>> >
>> >> On 17/01/2016, at 4:34 am, Cliff Redus via Personal_Submersibles <
>> personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> With the sitting position of the pilot in the R300 and the
>> hemispherical viewport, visibility upwards all around is excellent but
>> visibility off to the port and starboard sides of the boat when looking
>> down is poor.  I am interested in what experience we have collectively on
>> using subsea cameras and displaying monitor as virtual viewports.  Has any
>> one commissioned one of these cameras?  What brand and model did you use
>> and what HMI or monitor did you use?  Has it worked?  What has worked well
>> and what whould do differently on your next boat?
>> >>
>> >> I know from emails a few years back that Carsten was planning on using
>> this concept rather than a physical viewport.  I would be interested in
>> anyone's experience on this.
>> >>
>> >> cliff
>> >>
>> >>
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