Maybe it's not such a tall order ...

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   "Green Start Button" <anonymous@msn.com> wrote in message news:pomdnbFabvyXViTfRVn-vg@giganews.com...
   Hello, Folks!

   I would like get other's 2¢ worth on this matter...

       I am looking to create a remote device that will take multiple pictures at one time.  This would be connected to a laptop (USB?  WiFi?  Not sure, yet.) with multiple sensors (CCD/CMOS).  I need these pictures to be high quality so I need the sensors need to be 5 megapixels or higher and I'm thinking either 2 or 4 sensors for this device.

   To make this device I can see two options:
   1)    Cannibalize a perfectly good digital camera for its CCD sensor.
   2)    Purchase a sensor on its own circuit board.

   The question is for option 2 where could I get such thing that's 5 MPixels or more?

   Any ideas?
 This is a very tall order in terms of electronics and software, though it may be worth it if you have plenty of up front money, and are making a prototype of a device for later manufacture.

 That aside, have you considered off the shelf hardware and software?  

 For example, hook your notebook to several cameras hooked up by USB, and a software script to take pictures periodically.  Or use a second WiFi notebook connected in ad hoc mode to your notebook.  You could probably do it all using remote capture software and several Digital Elph's, and be in business taking pictures in a few days
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 Mike Russell
 www.curvemeister.com